Communication, Language and Literacy
Writing 60
Development matters
Look, listen and note
Effective practice
The Early Years Foundation Stage Practice Guidance
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Encourage the children to use their phonic knowledge when writing consonant-vowelconsonant (CVC) words.
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Act as a scribe for children. After they say a sentence, repeat the first part of it, say each word as you write, and include some punctuation. Encourage children to use their ability to hear the sounds at the beginning of words and then in the order in which they occur through words in their writing. Play games that encourage children to link sounds to letters and then write the letters and words. Encourage children to re-read their writing as they write.
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40-60+ months Early learning goals
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Begin to break the flow of speech into words. Use writing as a means of recording and communicating. Use their phonic knowledge to write simple regular words and make phonetically plausible attempts at more complex words. Attempt writing for different purposes, using features of different forms such as lists, stories and instructions. Write their own names and other things such as labels and captions, and begin to form simple sentences, sometimes using punctuation.
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How children use writing to record things or to communicate, for example, Marcus writes “Marcus, fz (Faraz) and tm (Tommy)” on a drawing of himself and his two friends playing together. Instances of writing for different purposes such as labelling the contents on the outside of a box. How children make use of phonic knowledge as they attempt to write words and simple sentences, for example, “I went to see fiyuwercs and hat to pc by the hut” (I went to see fireworks and had to park by the hut).
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Planning and resourcing
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Provide materials and opportunities for children to use writing in their play, and create purposes for independent and group writing. Plan occasions where you can involve children in organising writing, for example, putting recipe instructions in the right order. Provide word banks and other resources for segmenting and blending to support children to use their phonic knowledge.
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