- encourage peer modelling in small groups
- scribe for individuals or use speech to text software (available on Google Docs)
- devise paired and collaborative writing tasks
- use storyboards and story mapping
- Pre Teach new vocabulary
- talk about writing beforehand, as it is done and reviewing
- link the writing activity to the preceding talk or reading
- Use differentiated tasks such as :
- ask pupil to label pictures / diagrams with initial letter cues and use word lists / banks (with illustrations / translations)
- ask pupil to write short phrases of two or more words
- DARTS activities including;–
- provide support for pupils to match simple sentence starters to sentence endings, then ask pupil to copy complete sentences
- ask pupil to sort/sequence simple jumbled sentences
- clearly organise information on the board using graphic organisers
- build semantic web/topic web of related vocabulary
- use gap fill exercises or cloze procedure
- use writing frames from across the curriculum – primary and secondary
- make literacy activities and games to teach phonics
- encourage pupil to write in first language (as appropriate)
- provide example paragraphs and ask pupils to substitute new set of information
- build in writing activities to consolidate new language eg writing crossword clues on key topic vocabulary
- encourage the ongoing use of picture/dual language English dictionary as appropriate
- For: Primary, Secondary, SFL
- Purpose: Best Practice, Literacy Support