Good Shepherd School

Write and publish work using a computer

Talk to your child about your/their writing

Listen to children talk about their written activities

Talk about famous books, what makes them good? How does the type of language help to interest the reader?

Play a variety of word games, e.g. scrabble, crosswords and association

Work together on the small word games found in the children’s section (or word section) of the newspaper

Write instructions for a game children design or play

Look at features of books during reading, e.g. use of language, punctuation, grammar, paragraphing, speech

Add detail to comment on significant points of interest to the reader

Create a picture book for younger children

Include a hook at the beginning of a text to engage the audience

Use persuasive language to convince the audience of a point of view

Understand the purpose of paragraphs and begin to use them to order ideas

Use different text layouts, e.g. newspaper and narrative styles

Use humour to capture audience interest

Continue to entertain the audience through the use of appropriate language choices

Add detail to comment on significant points of interest to the reader

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