Throughout their time at Poppleton Road , children are taught to write in a variety of genres. Within the Reception setting, children are encouraged to begin making marks on paper, before learning correct letter formation and using their understanding of phonics to build words. In Reception the children begin this journey be following “Squiggle whilst your Wiggle” which is part of these EYFS scheme. As they move into Key Stage 1, the children build on their phonetic understanding to spell a wider range of words and to begin combining these words to form sentences, and use their imaginations to start telling stories, recount events and compose fictional pieces. Dictation sentences are used to consolidate key words and sounds that the children have learnt in phonics. Colourful semantics is used across EYFS- Y6 to support and scaffold writing where appropriate.
In Key Stage 2, there is more focus on developing the child’s narrative voice by exposing them to a wealth of rich, inspiring texts. There is an emphasis on the audience and purpose for writing and encouraging children to adapt their writing accordingly. Throughout their learning journey, children build their skills before publishing their final independent piece.
Across all classes teachers use a four phase sequence to write longer pieces of writing and embedded in this is the process of drafting and editing.
Writing Progression
Vocabulary
Without words our curriculum wouldn’t exist. There is as strong focus, in every year group, to expose children to new words and ensure that there is a breadth of vocabulary taught and revisited. Exploring, clarifying and using vocabulary is at the centre of lessons across the wider curriculum and we have an ongoing commitment to close ant vocabulary gaps.
Grammar
All year groups use Place Value of Punctuation and Grammar. These are a series of objectives that are linked to Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling objectives, which are then interwoven through all writing and English lessons. Grammar is often seen as the building blocks for writing, grammar is an essential part of the Curriculum. Discrete grammar lessons support the children in their grammatical understanding whilst teaching ensures that these objectives are interwoven into the writing learning journey so that children are given the chance to embed new concepts without dampening creativity.
Spelling
Regular spelling lessons are delivered following a morphological approach and the curriculum spelling progression documents which ensure common exception words are taught alongside spelling patterns. Children are taught the roots of words using Spelling with Grammarsaurus.