Organising Writing into Paragraphs
Organise writing into paragraphs, grouping related material around a theme, and use simple organisational devices such as headings and sub-headings in non-narrative writing
Typical age: 7–10 years
“When your child writes a longer piece — like a report or a story — do they organise it into paragraphs, with related ideas grouped together and, where appropriate, headings to help the reader navigate?”
0 / 3 mastered
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Needs first
- Building Writing StaminaREQUIRED
Paragraph organisation requires writing for different purposes
- Simple Stories with Beginning and EndingREQUIRED
Organising paragraphs requires narrative writing ability
- Writing Process VocabularyREQUIRED
Organising into paragraphs requires 'paragraph', 'heading', 'theme', and 'organisation' as named concepts
Unlocks next
- Cohesion within paragraphsREQUIRED
Cohesion within paragraphs requires paragraphing knowledge; learners must organise text into paragraphs before learning to build cohesion within them
- Planning Ideas Before Writing
Planning skills build on earlier oral skills
- Layout and Formatting in Informational WritingREQUIRED
Layout devices build on paragraph organisation
- Writing for an audience
Coherent organisation requires facility with paragraphs and structural devices like headings