Respect Care Excellence
Each year group covers a balance of narrative, non-fiction and poetry. At Ladypool, we use the National Curriculum to support our coverage of the writing skill. Our teaching of writing is underpinned by the key principles of Talk for Writing (Pie Corbett). This ensures that the processes and thinking behind the writing process are made explicit, internalised and applied by children in their own writing.
To develop our children as writers we:
The Writing Process At Ladypool
Coldwrite Clear audience and purpose for children. Provide stimulus Opportunity to plan/brainstorm ideas Independent writing |
Imitation Model texts Story mapping Drama Internalising writing structures Short burst writing |
Innovation Create own version Adapting story maps/boxing up grids Shared and guided writing Editing and improving as a class and in groups |
Invention Hotwrite Independent application of what has been taught and practised. Clear audience and purpose. Opportunity to plan/brainstorm ideas. Independent writing. Invention Hotwrite Independent application of what has been taught and practised. Clear audience and purpose. Opportunity to plan/brainstorm ideas. Independent writing. |