Northern Ireland

W Writing

• W.1 distinguish between drawing and writing;

• W.2 talk about the ideas represented in their drawings.

• W.3 understand that writing is a means of communication and can be used for different purposes;

• W.4 share their writing with others;

• W.5 see themselves and the teacher as 'writers';

• W.6 observe the teacher modelling specific writing strategies;

• W.7 use ICT to present and communicate their ideas.

• W.Pro Progression

  • W.Pro.1 write without prompting and make decisions about how and what they will write;

  • W.Pro.2 use rhymes, poems and patterned stories as models for structuring their own writing;

  • W.Pro.3 write in a range of genres with teacher guidance;

  • W.Pro.4 begin to problem-solve how to write using sound-symbol correspondence as the first strategy;

  • W.Pro.5 begin to show evidence of sequence in recount and instructions;

  • W.Pro.6 use a wide range of vocabulary in their writing;

  • W.Pro.7 begin to demarcate sentences;

  • W.Pro.8 begin to use capital letters for the pronoun 'I', for names and at the start of a sentence;

  • W.Pro.9 show increased control over formation of lower and upper-case letters, size and spacing.