Writing across the School

At Campsbourne we following the National Curriculum for Writing which can be found here.

Talk for Writing

Our literacy is taught through the Talk for Writing approach which enables children to imitate the key language they need for a particular genre orally before they try reading and analysing it. Through fun activities that help them rehearse the tune of the language they need, followed by shared writing to show them how to craft their writing, children are helped to write in the same style. It consists of three stages of teaching:
1) Imitation Stage – the children learn a text and the language they need
2) Innovation Stage – the children adapt the model text with ideas of their own
3) Invention Stage – the children create their own text using the language and skills that the model taught them.

We teach children to write through the Talk for Writing approach which enables children to imitate the key language they need for a particular topic orally before they try reading and analysing it. Through fun activities that help them rehearse the tune of the language they need, followed by shared writing to show them how to craft their writing, children are helped to write in the same style. Schools that have adopted the approach have not only increased their children’s progress but have found that both children and teachers love it. You can find out more about the genres covered by clicking on the Writing Curriculum Map below.

Literacy Talk for Writing Long Term Plan 2024-2025

Assessment

Children are teacher assessed against their year group objectives at the end of a unit.

Writing Progression Map (EYFS and KS1)

Writing Progression Map (KS2)