1. Welcome to Guidance on the Development of Early Writing in Reception
Please make sure you have picked up a copy of the Development Matters Document and a phonics sound mat

2. Development Matters Writing
By the end of Reception your child is expected to...
40-60
1. Give meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint.
2. Begins to break the flow of speech into words.
3. Continues a rhyming string (cat, bat, sat)
4. Hear and say the initial sound in words (eye spy)
5. Segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together (Fred fingers)
6. Link sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet (A, a)
7. Use some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence.
ELG
8. Write own name and other things such as labels, captions.
9. Attempt to write short sentences in meaningful contexts (e.g. I went to the park on Saturday)
10. Use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds.
11. Also write some irregular common words. (red words e.g. the I no my me)
12. Write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.
13. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

3. How does Christ Church achieve in Literacy in comparison to other schools in Oldham and Nationally? CC Oldham National
Reading % % %
Writing % % %

4. Writing is made up of many different skills

5. Development of fine motor skills

6. Activity 1

7. Emergent writing

8. Activity 2

9. Applying Phonics

10. Activity 3

11. Shared and Modelled Writing

13. Activity 4

14. Correct letter formation

15. Activity 5

16. Expectations of Writing in Year 1

17. Analysis and Presentation:
Composition:
To write with purpose
To use imaginative description
To organise writing appropriately
To use paragraphs
To use sentences appropriately
Transcription:
- To present neatly
- To spell correctly
- To punctuate accurately
Analysis and Presentation:
- To analyse writing
- To present writing

18. From here on you can support your child’s progress in writing by...
Encouraging lots of fun fine motor skills activities
Seeing all mark making as signs of writing (drawings, ‘scribbles’ etc) Praise your children whenever they put pen to paper and display it to show you are proud
Practising letter formation using the rhymes on the phonics mat/cards
Naming the letter names (alphabet) and sounds
Rhyming games
Eye spy
Practise reading and writing words and sentence which are sent home
If your child would like to write a sentence, support them in sounding out using ‘Fed fingers’ when they have finished write it correctly underneath sounding out to them as you do it.
Most importantly ENJOY the writing process with your child!

19. Thank you for attending our writing workshop
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