st. pauls r.c. primary school supporting your child with w riting 5.5.15
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St. Pauls R.C. Primary School
Supporting your child with writing
5.5.15
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Why is writing important?
Writing is practical•Everyday tasks.•Form filling.•Writing an important letter.•We need to write clearly and organise information effectively.
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Important for a pupil’s education
Whether by hand, or computer, many assignments, exams, essays etc, are assessed through writing.
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Writing for communication
• Letters.• E-mails.• Contracts.• Leases.• Writing can be an important
outlet to express feelings that can’t be expressed so easily by speaking.
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What have you written today?
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Writing as an employee
• Often on a daily basis.• Applying for a job often requires
a letter and C.V.• Telephone messages.• Administrative work.• Newspaper articles.• Research reports.
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“Children learn better when they are excited and engaged – but what excites and engages them best is truly excellent teaching”DfES (2003) Excellence and Enjoyment
Also really needs parental support!
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Talk for writing• Know about something they are
going to write about.• Group work where pupils can
share ideas.• ‘Magpie ideas’.
Activity. The cat ran.Add more detail.
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Audience is everythingTopic –FlyingTalk to the person next to you and have them take notes while you talk.They then retell.Reverse roles.
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Skills needed to be able to retell stories
• Who?• Where?• When?• What happened?• Why?• The end ?
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Writing Prompts• Hard to start writing when faced
with a blank piece of paper. So many things to think about.
• Writing to a prompt regularly helps to get pupils into the habit of writing.
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Successful pupils…• Parents and teachers extend
children’s vocabulary by modelling.
• The most effective adults are those who speak clearly and provide plenty of time and encouragement, for children to respond to them.
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Writing Prompts• Spark imagination• Final product is not determined
and doesn’t necessarily have to be ‘good’.
• Point is to get into the flow of writing.
Activity. The city burned, fire lighting up the night sky.
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Activity. A quick think. How do you help your child to be a better writer at home?
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What do we need to do?
• Handwriting. Encourage the same handwriting that St.Paul’s is teaching.
• Provide a place with a flat surface and good lightning for writing.
• Materials. Different pens, types of paper, card, notebook etc.
• Brainstorm. Talk about people. Events etc.
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What do we need to do?
• Note-taking.eg. trips, events, family celebrations. What did they see, feel etc?
• Encourage your child to read their story to you out loud. You need to listen carefully without intertupting and give lots of praise!
• Read together even with year six pupils and … Predict, question set, clarify and summarise.
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What do we need to do?• Make sure that your child sees
you writing.• Encourage your child to write .eg.
messages, letters, e-mails to family and friends.
• Family message board in the kitchen.
Make sure a message is left for each of the family to respond to!
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60 Second Writing Prompt
Chills.
What sends a chill down your spine?
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Create your own month
Group activityCreate a 13th month including a zodiac sign, festivals, extra days etc.
Be prepared to share!
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Processes of Writing….. of Writing…..• Emphasis on talk and time to
reflect.-stories, give explanations or
instructions, debate issues, before having to write narrative, procedural, or persuasive texts.
-a child’s handwriting ability can strongly affect later attainment in writing.
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Create your own country
Create your own country which will attract visitors.
Be prepared to share.
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The Future for your child
Your efforts now will make a big difference – and it may be just the difference that your child needs to succeed! Not only now but in the future.
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Punctuation!
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