WRITING
The writing curriculum consists of two main areas in the National Curriculum:
- Transcription (spelling and handwriting)
- Composition (articulating ideas and structuring them in speech and writing)
Writing down ideas fluently depends on effective transcription: that is, on spelling quickly and accurately through knowing the relationship between sounds and letters (phonics) and understanding the morphology (word structure) and orthography (spelling structure) of words. Effective composition involves articulating and communicating ideas, and then organising them coherently for a reader.
Using the Read to Write scheme, pupils are taught how to plan, revise and evaluate their writing. This requires clarity, awareness of the audience, purpose and context, and an increasingly wide knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. Writing also depends on fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting. Writing across the curriculum is a focus at Haslington Primary Academy as we want our pupils to be able to write for a range of real-life purposes.
Spellings are taught as part of your child’s weekly English lessons as well as standalone lessons in our new RWI Spelling programme. These spellings are taken from the National Curriculum and include letter blends as well as subject specific vocabulary from across the curriculum (see the spelling section of the website for more information).