The purpose of English is to teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them.
National Curriculum Programme of Study
Mastering Writing for a Purpose
Writing
At St. Norbert’s we believe the ability to write is one of the fundamental skills children will need for lifelong learning. We aim for children to enjoy writing and to understand the purpose of writing, as well as have a good knowledge of the basics of grammar, handwriting, punctuation and sentence construction. Children will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of a range of different writing. They will spend time learning what makes a good piece of writing, and will use this to edit and improve their own work. Teaching Staff will allow plenty of opportunities for pupils to develop their ideas in a range of ways. We place a high focus on training children to identify the development needs in their own writing, with support and guidance from the teacher. This enables them to be more reflective learners and develops lifelong writing skills.
Writing: Supporting Your Child at Home
Children need to want to write in order to become successful writers. Give them a purpose for their writing; ask them to help you with the shopping list or allow them time to write about something that interests them. Most of all make it fun! Special paper and pens can really encourage them! It is important for children to see you writing. Maybe write something together! Make a poster or write a recount of a trip you have been on for friends! Children need to experience lots of different types of writing to enable them to write for different purposes! So share a range of texts with them when reading to give them experience of different structures, styles and language. Talk to your child’s class teacher or look at the Year Group curriculum summaries on our website to find out what your children are focusing on.
Grammar and Punctuation
Grammar is taught daily in one aspect of the lesson and if applicable in “stand alone” lessons if the link is too tenuous. Teachers should refer to the Grammar Outcomes outlined in the new English curriculum.
Guidance notes for the four writing purposes in KS1 & 2
We learn to master writing to;
– entertain
– inform
– persuade
– discuss