MARLBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD
MARLBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD TO ACHIEVE GREATER DEPTH WRITING IN LKS 2 Mr Briody LKS 2 Phase Leader
Aims of this workshop • To achieve a stronger understanding of what ‘Greater Depth’ means • To unpick the National Curriculum to understand the expectations of Greater Depth • To have the opportunity to look at examples of writing that meets the national expected standard and those that exceed ‘greater depth’ • To further understand SPa. G terms
What is Greater Depth?
What is the TAF? • The TAF is an acronym for the ‘Teacher Assessment Framework’ • TAFs support teachers in making statutory judgements for children at the end of their Key Stage • TAFs are available for Maths, Reading and Writing • TAFs focus on key aspects of the curriculum • The framework has a range of ‘Pupil can’ statements which guide teachers judgements
Greater Depth – Year 2
Year 3 and 4 • Three are three main final judgements – Working Towards, Expected or Greater Depth Secure e. g. 3 E, 3 D, 3 S, 3 M • To judge that a pupil is working above age related expectations (GDS), the child must be incorporating ALL of the statements within their writing.
What is SPAG? • SPAG stands for ‘Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar’ • In Year 3 and 4, SPa. G is embedded into all English lessons • Children are expected to move away from phonetically plausible spellings • Common exception words are expected to be spelt correctly
SPa. G for Parents
SPa. G for Parents
SPa. G for Parents
YEAR 3 COMPOSITION YEAR 4
SENTENCE STRUCTURE YEAR 3 YEAR 4
TEXT ORGANISATION YEAR 3 YEAR 4
YEAR 3 PUNCTUATION YEAR 4
SPELLING/HANDWRITINGYEAR 4 YEAR 3
Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words
Year 3 and 4 Handwriting
Examples of Greater Depth at Marlborough A range of suffixes Using Year 2 punctuation
Year 3 – Expected
Year 3 – Greater Depth
Year 3 – Greater Depth
Year 3 – Greater Depth
Year 4 – Expected
Year 4 – Greater Depth
Year 4 – Greater Depth
SUPPORTING WRITING AT HOME • LKS 2 Greater Depth Writing Resource Booklet • Write a range of text types FICTION NON-FICTION POETRY Adventure Mystery Science-Fiction Fantasy Historical Fiction Dilemma Stories Dialogue, Play scripts, Film narratives, Myths and Legends Fairy tales Fables Traditional Tales Discussion texts Explanation texts Instructional texts Persuasive texts Non-chronological reports Recounts Free verse Visual poems (e. g. shape poems) Structured poems (e. g. rhyme, kenning, limerick etc. )
SUPPORTING WRITING AT HOME • Slow Writing • READ a range of texts • New vocabulary displays • Spelling – books, online resources • Editing
SUPPORTING WRITING AT HOME • Write a secret diary. • Make up song lyrics. • Plan their own party. • Write a story for a younger family member, in the style of their favourite book. • Write a holiday journal. • Write instructions for an X-box game, Minecraft or similar. • Write a recipe. • Write instructions for a more mature member of the family (eg. grandparent) for a piece of modern technology they can’t get to grips with! • Produce their own comic (www. comicmaster. org. uk) • Channel their passions – RSPCA, WWF, Action. Aid etc. all have ideas for getting children involved in raising awareness of campaigns. • Write to the local newspaper about a local issue they feel strongly about or even to the local MP. • Talk to different generations of family about their life and compile a family history. • Make up jokes. • Look out for writing competitions eg. Radio 2’s annual 500 Word Competition. (A prize is always an incentive to write!)
QUESTIONS? Thank you for listening
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