Improving writing with a

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Improving writing with a focus on guided writingLeading improvement using the Primary FrameworkCurriculum and standardsGuidanceLiteracy consultants, literacy subject leaders, Key Stage 1 and 2 teachersStatus: RecommendedDate of issue: 09-2007Ref: 00618-2007BKT-ENPHOTO REDACTED DUE TO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR OTHER LEGAL ISSUES ContentsIntroduction Page 5What is guided writing ? Page 6What are the benefits of guided writing ? Page 6Leading improvement using the Primary Framework Page 7The teaching sequence for writing Page 8Improving writing through quality first teaching Page 8Teaching strategies to improve writing Page 10Guidance on Assessment for Learning (AfL) and guided writing Page 11Planning and organising for guided writing Page 12How does guided writing relate to shared writing and independent writing ?

A writing session may begin with the teacher using shared writing to demonstrate how to engage a reader at a critical stage in the writing. In the same session the children use supported composition to practise and apply new skills (see the table Teaching strategies to improve writing on page 10 for a detailed outline of the various approaches).

  Skills, Writing