📚 English · Writing Composition
Saying Sentences Before Writing Them
Say out loud what is going to be written; compose sentences orally before writing them down as preparation for independent writing
Typical age: 5–6 years
“Before your child starts writing a sentence, do they say it out loud first — testing how it sounds — before putting pen to paper?”
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Planning writing builds on Y1 oral rehearsal
- Rehearsing and Varying SentencesREQUIRED
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- Writing to informREQUIRED
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- Simple Stories with Beginning and EndingREQUIRED
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