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The aim of the programme at Stages 6 and 7 is
to build upon the skills taught at stages 1—5.
Children will have daily writing
experiences in a range of genres.
Over the year, children will write for
different purposes covering:
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Discursive - putting your view across
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Explanation—how and why things work
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Information—focusing on facts about a
particular subject
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Instructional/ procedural—how to do
something
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Narrative—fictitious account to entertain
and give pleasure to the reader
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Persuasive—convincing the reader of a
point of view
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Recount—e.g. Historical event/ personal
experience
Children will work on writing linked to:
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Reading
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Spelling/ phonics
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Dictation
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Taught writing lesson
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Interdisciplinary work
At our school, we want our children to
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Enjoy writing
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See writing as important
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Be confident in their abilities
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Share their writing with others
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Celebrate success with their writing
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Acquire literacy skills to engage fully in
society
http://www.spellingcity.com/
http://www.kidsspell.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
english/spelling_grammar/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
english/reading/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
english/writing/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
digger/9_11entry/9_11.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english
games
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/
LiteracyStrategy/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TnXMSAcKcCo&feature=youtu.be
GLOSSARY
Texts: the medium through which ideas,
experiences, opinions and information
can be communicated
Active learning: active engagement of
the brain in tasks
Reciprocal Teaching: children working
together to support and challenge each
other
Active
Literacy
Guidance
for Parents
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Primary School
Second Level
The programme has been designed to provide
a clear structure for the development of all
literacy skills, including talking and listening,
spelling and phonics, reading and writing.
Supporting Reading
Taking Spelling Forward
Reading and responding to literature and
In Stages 6 and 7, reference is made to com-
other texts plays a central role in the
mon words and phonemic structures taught at
development of learners’ knowledge and
previous stages. The intention at these stages
understanding. Texts not only include
is to revise words which have been identified
those presented in written form, but also
as giving difficulty at these stages and also in
oral texts, electronic and film as text.
preparation for S1. A bank of subject specific
The 6 comprehension strategies are built
words identified by secondary schools are also
upon from earlier stages and are :
part of the programme.
It provides a progressive programme for the
teaching of spelling using active methods and
dictation for assessment purposes.
Prior knowledge
2.
Metalinguistics
3.
Reading is taught using a wide variety of
texts to develop comprehension, fluency and
higher order reading skills, incorporating
critical literacy.
There are daily writing opportunities as well
1.
6.
Inference
5.
Main Ideas
Paraphrasing and summarising
as taught writing lessons. These promote
There is also a continued focus on critical
writing for a variety of purposes across the
analysis of poetry and using media to de-
curriculum.
velop higher order literacy
The programme ensures that literacy tasks
are active, enjoyable and fun. It has been
constructed to ensure that children are not
learning in isolation, but in collaborative working in pairs and trios.
needed to communicate
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Visualisation
4.
Pupils will be able to spell most words
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Use and apply spelling rules
Have a sound knowledge of specialist
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vocabulary
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Use self-correction techniques
Use a range of resources appropriately
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e.g. dictionaries/ thesauruses
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Use a range of active learning techniques to improve spelling accuracy