Winton Primary School
January 2013
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To understand a little about how children learn
to write.
To understand how you can help at home.
To understand the contents of the ‘Home
Writing Pack’ your child will be receiving.
‘If you can’t say it, you can’t write
it’
The Teacher Foundation
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Writing is a process that flows gradually. As
you give your children time to explore and
experiment with writing, you will begin to see
evidence of growth. Since writing is a process
and stages are connected, your child may show
evidence of more than one stage in a single
piece of writing
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Scribbling
Letter-like symbols
Strings of letters
Consonants represent words
Initial, middle and final sounds
Real writing!
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Out the garage
Up the hill
Round the curly caterpillar
Up and down the ladder
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Long Ladder Family
Curly Caterpillar
Family
One Armed Robot
Family
Zig Zag Monsters
The brain does not completely form the
concept of left and right until somewhere
between ages five and eight. This means that
almost all children will have persistent
reversals when they first start writing.
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You will find in your child’s pack;
Whiteboard and pen
 Speed sound sheet
 Phoneme frames
 Line guides
 Letter formation sheets with upper and lower case
letters
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Shopping lists
Birthday cards
Letters to friends
Labels
Stories
Recount
Let your child see you as a writer!