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KS1 Evening Writing. Assessing pupil progress (APP) Handwriting Spelling and punctuation Text types Supporting your child at home. Assessing pupil progress (APP). Handwriting.
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Assessing pupil progress (APP) • Handwriting • Spelling and punctuation • Text types • Supporting your child at home
Handwriting • Neat handwriting is important as it can promote a fluent writing style, this does not necessarily lead to high quality writing and only makes up a small part of the assessment of your child • Year 1 – children learn cursive handwriting • Correct letter formation and pencil grip is essential • Children can experiment with handwriting styles as they progress
Spelling and punctuation • Letters and Sounds: • Foundation stage – basic code • Year 1 – advanced code • Spelling lists and investigations • Speech can influence spelling • Progression in punctuation: • Full stops and capital letters • Commas in lists – commas to extend sentences • Question & exclamation marks • Begin to use speech punctuation
Some common mistakes • fink fort frew • wiv • wot • bort • stopt dropt • I have a bag what is big and blue.
Text types covered in year 1/2 • Stories with familiar settings • Stories from a range of cultures • Traditional and fairy tales (including plays) • Stories about fantasy worlds • Labels, lists and captions • Instructions • Recounts, dictionary • Information • Using the senses • Pattern and rhyme • Poems on a theme • Different stories by the same authors • Extended stories / significant authors • Explanations • Non-chronological reports • Poetry • Additional writing occurs frequently when opportunities arise such as snow, visitors, planning events, theme based e.g. dinosaurs, on the farm
Supporting your child at home • Writing for a purpose: • Thank you cards • Postcards • Invitations • Letter to relatives • Lists for shopping etc • Recount of an event • Writing about hobbies and interests • Posters • Role play • Diary • Different formats: • ICT • Writing frames – free from internet • Coloured pens and paper • Notebooks