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Writing Progression Grid

The four progress objectives are:

1. Generating Ideas: The skills of developing ideas

2. Practical: The skills of practical

3. Evaluating: The skills of judgement and evaluation

4. Knowledge & Understanding: Acquiring and applying knowledge to inform progress

EYFS Knowledge Skills - Ideas Vocabulary Skills - Practical Skills - Evaluation

Be competent with

the fine motor skills

needed to write.

Understand which

graphemes

represent which

phonemes.

Understand what a

full stop and capital

letter are.

Specific teaching

sequence for geography

using Rosenshine’s

principles in action:

- Daily Review: Each

lesson to begin with a

recap of subject specific

vocabulary and

definitions

- Introduction of new

learning and asking

questions: introduction

of skill

- Provide

models/scaffolds:

support children with

learning and applying new

skill alongside evaluating

using modelled

vocabulary

- Independent practise:

children further develop

the new skill

-Weekly review: draw

back upon this learning

when exploring other

skills and to revisit

subject specific

vocabulary

Sentence

Finger Space

Capital Letter

Full Stop

Word

Letter

Transcription

Composition

Grammar and

Punctuation

Spelling

• Spell some words correctly and others are

phonetically plausible.

Handwriting

• Use some clearly identifiable letters.

• Use phonic knowledge to write words which

match their spoken sounds.

• Write irregular common words.

• Write simple sentences which can be read by

themselves and others.

• Make an attempt at using some determiners

both in speech and written work.

• Use finger spaces between words.

• Begin to use conjunctions such as ‘and’ and ‘but’

to join ideas.

• Use capital letters and full stops.

• Children can write

simple sentences.

• Children can read

their own

words/phrases.

• Children can use a

capital letter and a

full stop.

• Children can use their

phonic knowledge with

some accuracy.






Year 1 Knowledge Skills - Ideas Vocabulary Skills - Practical Skills - Evaluation

Children can use

their phonic

knowledge to write

words.

Children have

awareness of how to

use a capital letter

and a full stop.

Children can use the

conjunction ‘and’ to

join ideas.

Specific teaching







vocabulary and

definitions


learning and asking

questions: introduction

of skill

- Provide

models/scaffolds:




using modelled

vocabulary



the new skill





subject specific

vocabulary

As EYFS plus;

Punctuation

Conjunction

Singular

Plural

Question

Statement

Adjective

Suffix

Noun

Verb

Transcription Spelling

• Spell words containing each of the 40+ sounds

already taught.

• Spell some common exception words.

• Spell the days of the week.

• Name the letters of the alphabet in order.

• Use letter name to distinguish between alternative

spellings of the same sound.

• Use the spelling rule for adding –s or –es at the plural

marker for nouns and the third person singular

marker for verbs –eg he walks.

• Use the prefix –un

• Use –ing –ed –er and –est where no change is needed

in spelling of root words. Eg helping, helped, helper,

quicker, quickest.

• Apply simple spelling rules and guidance as listed in

English Appendix 1.

• Write from memory simple sentences dictated by

the teacher that include words using the GPCs and

common exception words taught so far.

Handwriting:

• Sit correctly at a table holding a pencil comfortably

and correctly.

• Begin to form lower case letters in the correct

direction, starting and finishing in the right place.

• Form capital letters.

• Form digits 0-9.

• Understand which letters belong to which

handwriting families and practise these.

• Children write

sentences using capital

letters and full stops

consistently in most of

their writing.






Composition • Write sentences by saying out loud what they are

going to write about.

• Write sentences by composing a sentence orally

before writing it.

• Write a sequence of sentences to form a short

narrative.

• Write sentences by re-reading what they have

written to check it makes sense.

• Discuss what they have written with the teacher or

other pupils.

• Read aloud their writing clearly enough to be heard

by their peers and the teacher.

• Leave a space between words.

• Joining words and joining clauses using the conjunctions

‘and’ and ‘because’.

• Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop,

question mark or exclamation mark.

• Use a capital letter for names of people, places, the days

of the week and the personal pronoun ‘I’.

Grammar and

Punctuation






Year 2 Knowledge Skills - Ideas Vocabulary Skills - Practical Skills - Evaluation

Children can use a

capital letter and a

full stop in most of

their writing.

Children can use their

phonic knowledge,

including alternatives,

to write words.

Children can use the

conjunctions ‘and’ and

‘because’ in their

writing.

Specific teaching







vocabulary and

definitions


learning and asking

questions: introduction of

skill

- Provide

models/scaffolds:




using modelled vocabulary



the new skill





subject specific

vocabulary

As year one plus;

Exclamation

Command

Verb

Noun

Adverb

Tense – past / present

Apostrophe

Comma

Homophone

Contraction

Transcription Spelling

• Segment spoken words into phonemes and represent

these by graphemes, spelling many correctly and

making phonetically plausible attempts at others.

• Spell many common exception words.

• Learn to spell words with contracted forms e.g. can’t,

she’s, couldn’t.

• Learn the possessive apostrophe e.g. the boy’s dog.

• Add suffixes to spell longer words including –less, -

ness, -ment, -ly, -ful.

• Apply simple spelling rules and guidance listed in

English Appendix 1.

• Write from memory simple sentences dictated by

the teacher that include words using the GPCs,

common exception words and punctuation taught so

far.

• Use expanded noun phrases for description and

specification.

• Know how to use: statements, questions, exclamations

and commands.

Handwriting

• To form lowercase letters of the correct size relative

to one another.

• To start using some of the diagonal and horizontal

strokes needed to join letters, and decide which are

better left un-joined.

• Write capital letters and digits of the correct size,

orientation and relationship to one another and to

lower case letters.

• Use spacing between words that reflects the size of

the letters.

• Children can write for a

range of different

purposes using taught

punctuation and

grammar confidently and

effectively.






Composition • Develop stamina for writing by writing narratives about

personal experiences and those of others.

• Write poetry, real events and for different purposes.

• Plan or say out loud what they are going to write about.

• Write down key words and vocabulary.

• Make simple corrections and revisions to their own writing.

• Read aloud what they have written.






Appendix 1

Understanding the concept of a sentence

• Verbalise a sentence

• Rehearse and repeat a sentence (hold a sentence)

• Build a sentence (cut up sentence)

• Write a sentence

Early Years

Composition Transcription Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

Skill • Recognise and say set 1 and set 2

phonemes

• Recognise corresponding

grapheme to phoneme for set 1

and set 2 sounds

• Orally blend set 1 and set 2

sounds to say words

• Blending to read CVC words using

set 1 and set 2 sounds

• Building CVC words using set 1

and set 2 sounds, using Fred

Fingers to represent each sound

in the word.

• Write CVC words using set 1 and

set 2 sounds using Fred Fingers

to represent each sound in the

word.

• Repeat a simple sentence

dictated by an adult

• Rehearse a simple sentence

independently

• Hold a simple sentence, counting

how many words are included in

the sentence.

• Build a sentence using word cards

and check it makes sense.

• Write a simple sentence including

a noun and check it makes sense.

E.g. The cat is big.

• Correct writing posture at table

(bottom to back of chair, feet

flat on floor, encouraging tripod

grip.

• Use RWI handwriting rhymes to

support correct letter formation.

• Use correct formation for capital

letters.

• Introduce capital letter at the

start of a sentence.

• Introduce finger spaces in

between words

• Introduce full stop at the end of

a sentence.

• Proofreading sentences to check

for errors and make corrections.






• Build up stamina for writing by

increasing the number of words in

sentences and writing more than

one sentence.

Vocabulary Sound

Letter

Word

Sentence

Noun

Formation Capital Letter

Full Stop

Finger Space

National Exemplification






School Exemplification






Year 1


Skill • Recognise and say set 1, 2 and 3

phonemes

• Recognise corresponding

graphemes for set 1,2 and 3

phonemes.

• Orally blend set 1,2 and 3 sounds

to say words, encouraging Fred in

your head.

• Blending to read words using set

1,2 and 3 sounds.

• Write words using set 1, 2 and 3

sounds, using the speed sound

chart to make accurate spelling

choices.

• Repeat a more complex sentence


• Rehearse a more complex

sentence independently

• Hold a more complex sentence,

counting how many words are

included in the sentence.

• Write a more complex sentence


• Joining words and clauses using

‘and’.

• Sequence sentences to form

short narratives..




grip.




letters.

• Form digits 0 – 9 correctly.

• Using capital letters for people,

days of the week, places and

personal pronoun I

• Name the letters of the alphabet

in order

• Spell common exception words

accurately

• Spell days of the week accurately

• Using letter names to distinguish

between alternative spellings of

the same sound.

• Add prefix (-un)

• Add suffix (-s/-es) using rule as

the plural marker for nouns and

the third person singular marker

for verbs

• Add suffixes (-ing, -ed, -er and –

est) where no change is needed to

the spelling of the root word e.g.

regular verb

• Use a wider range of punctuation

within sentences e.g. question

mark and exclamation mark



Vocabulary Phoneme

Grapheme

Blend

Letter

Word

Sentence

Conjunction

Narrative

Formation

Capital Letters

Lowercase Letters

Digits

Capital Letters

Pronoun

Alphabet

Common Exception Words

Prefix

Suffix

Plural

Verb






Sequence

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Punctuation












Year 2


Skill • Write words using set 1, 2 and 3

sounds, using the speed sound

chart to make accurate spelling

choices.

• Repeat a more complex sentence


• Rehearse a more complex

sentence independently

• Hold a more complex sentence,

counting how many words are

included in the sentence.

• Write a more complex sentence


• Using conjunctions for

subordination ‘when’ ‘if’ ‘that’

‘because’

• Using conjunctions for co-

ordination ‘and’ ‘or’ ‘but’

• Using extended noun phrases to

add description within sentences.






grip.




letters.

• Form digits 0 – 9 correctly.

• Use diagonal and horizontal

strokes for joining letters and

understand which letters when

adjacent to one another are best

left unjoined.

• Form lower case letters in the

correct size, relative to one

another.

• Correct formation of ascending

and descending letters in relation

to the line.

• Write compound words

• Write homophones

• Spell common exception words

• Spell words using contractions

• Use possessive apostrophe

• Add suffixes (-ment, -ness, -ful, -

less, -ly) using spelling rules

• Using grammatical patterns in a

sentence to write and understand

statements, questions,

exclamations or commands.

• Correct choice and consistent use

of present and past tense

throughout writing.

• Use of progressive form of verbs

in past and present tense.



Vocabulary Word

Sentence

Subordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating Conjunctions

Extended Noun Phrase

Adjective

Noun

Verb

Adverb

Formation

Diagonal

Horizontal

Join

Digits

Lowercase Letters

Capital Letters

Ascending

Descending

Compound Words

Homophones

Common Exception Words

Contractions

Apostrophe

Possessive Apostrophe

Statement

Question

Exclamation

Command

Present Tense

Past Tense






National Exemplification












Year 3


Skill • Discuss writing similar to that

which they are planning to write

in order to understand structure,

vocab and grammar.

• Compose and rehearse sentences

orally.

• Progressively building a varying

and rich vocabulary.

• In narrative material create

setting characters and plots.

• In non-narrative material use

simple organisational devices.

• Express time place and cause

using conjunctions when before

after while so ‘because’

• Use adverbs then next soon

therefore

• Use prepositions before during

after in because of

• Introduce paragraphs as a way to

group related material.

• Organise a paragraph around a

theme.

• Use headings and subheadings to

aid presentation

• Use of the present perfect form

of verbs instead of the simple

past e.g. he has gone out to play

contrasted with he went out to

play.

• Assess the effectiveness of their

own and others writing,

suggesting improvements.

• Read own writing aloud controlling

tone and volume so that the

meaning is clear.

• Use diagonal and horizontal

strokes for joining letters and

understand which letters when

adjacent to one another are best

left unjoined.

• Increase legibility of writing

• Use further prefixes and

suffixes and understand the rules

to add them.

• Spell further homophones.

• Spell words that are often

misspelt.

• Place the possessive apostrophe

accurately in words with regular

plurals and in words with irregular

plurals.

• Use fronted adverbials.

• Use the first 2 or 3 letters of a

word to check its spelling in a

dictionary.

• Use inverted commas to

punctuate direct speech.

• Use of the forms A or An

according to whether the word

begins with a consonant or a

vowel.

• Word families based on common

words to show how words are

related in form and meaning.

• To write from memory simple

sentences dictated by the

teacher included punctuation

taught so far.

• Use a range of sentence

structures

• Proposing changes to grammar

and vocab to improve consistency

including the accurate use of

pronouns in sentences.

• Proofread for spelling and

punctuation errors.






Vocabulary Adverb

Preposition

Conjunction

Word Family

Paragraph

Adjective

Verb

Noun

Adverb

Diagonal

Horizontal

Join

Formation

Prefix

Clause

Subordinate clause

Direct speech

Consonant

Consonant letter vowel

Vowel letter

Inverted commas

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