Writing
Please see below for details of our progressions standards for writing. The progression standards are those set out for English in the National Curriculum.
Talk for Reading and Writing
In Reception our pupils follow an Earlham Talk for Reading and Writing programme that introduces a high quality text each fortnight, supports pupils to understand and use new vocabulary, orally tell and innovate stories, read key vocabulary and shared writing, and then write their own sentences about their stories. We know that vocabulary and oral storytelling are key to developing literacy skills - only when a child can say it can they start to read and write. Through the daily retelling of a story our Reception pupils develop strong story telling skills, and we love watching them act out their stories in their play - they really enjoy it!
High quality texts
This foundation is then developed as children progress through the school. Each year group is introduced to age-appropriate high quality texts, and we use a range of techniques to help them understand and be inspired by the language and writing techniques they encounter.
Drama and role play
A key focus for the whole school is using drama in our teaching to support pupils to improve engagement, deepen understanding, explain new concepts and new vocabulary, embed language and address misconceptions. We know from our school teacher research that drama makes texts and information much more accessible to our EAL pupils.
Year 3 Class Ebooks - {not so} Traditional Tales
These books are a compilation of the amazing writing done by our Year 3 classes during lockdown in January 2021 - we hope you enjoy reading their {not so} traditional tales!
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