Take a look at the latest edition of Teach Primary and you’ll find “Following the Reader” an article by HFL’s Education Development and Partnership Lead, Penny Slater and Ellen Counter, Interim Deputy Lead Adviser for Primary English.
Writing for meaning and purpose requires more than syntactical and grammatical accuracy; pupils must be aware of their audience, argue Penny and Ellen. A writer must practise crafting sentences to develop fluency and control but do this within meaningful and purposeful writing opportunities.
Together Ellen and Penny explore the new Department of Education’s new framework, what’s to celebrate and potential pitfalls that may negatively impact children’s writing experiences. They provide ideas on what can be done to prevent it and ensure children are motivated to share authentic experiences through their writing.
Read the Teach Primary article here on pages 52 and 53.
If you’d like to find out more about how HFL Education can support you, explore our Reading Fluency Project here and the supporting CPD options on the HFL Hub here.
If you have any questions or would like to talk to the team email reading.fluency@hfleducation.org.
