WRITING SKILLS INFANTS 6TH CLASSES

Infants
Receptiveness to language
Write for different audiences
Learn to form and name
letters upper and lower
case with correct pencil grip
Left to right orientation
Copy words and letters
Confidence to use
approximate spelling and
develop conventional
spelling of simple words.

1st/2nd
Select topics for writing
Collaborate with others
when writing
Writing in various genres
Editing and redrafting
Recognise when they need
help/editing
Use punctuation to make
meaning clearer in writing
Develop conventional
spelling based on common
spelling strings and patterns
Spell correctly familiar,
important and regularly
occurring words
Recognise the quality of
good presentation.
Being able to
reread/confer/rewrite
Extending meaning by
adding words
Writing questions and
answering questions
Express feelings in writing

3rd/4th
Use personal reading as a
stimulus to writing
Reread his/her writing for
pleasure
Receive and give positive
responses to writing
Develop competence,
confidence and the ability to
write independently
Engage with the writing of
one piece over a period
Learn to use questions
Give sequence to ideas and
events in stories
Learn to use a wide range of
punctuation
Learn to write with
increasing grammatical
accuracy
Develop his/her ability to
write using information
technology.
Clarifying thought through
writing
Write in a variety of genres
Summarise work
Develop emotional and
imaginative life through

5th/6th

Observe the teacher modelling

and improving writing
Use a wide variety of writing
genres
Express and communicate
reactions to reading experiences
Experience interesting and
relevant writing challenges
Write for a varied audience
See his/her writing as valued
Write regularly on chosen topic
Write independently through a
process of drafting, revisiting,
editing and publishing
Write without re-drafting, on a
given or chosen topic within
certain time constraints
Use dictionaries and
thesauruses to extend and
develop vocabulary and spelling
Develop a legible, fluent,
personal style of handwriting
Clarifying thought through
writing.
Reflect on and analyse ideas
through writing
Argue the case in writing for a
particular point of view
Keep a personal diary
Express, analyse, report
personal reactions to the

writing: Create stories and

poems.

experiences of others/ personal

experience and the arts.