Building Writing Stamina
Write about real events and for different purposes, developing stamina for sustained writing across genres beyond narrative (e.g., recounts, letters, instructions)
Typical age: 6–7 years
“Can your child write in different styles for different purposes — for example, writing a recount of a school trip, a letter to a friend, or a set of instructions for a game?”
0 / 3 mastered
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Needs first
- Joining Letters
Joined handwriting supports sustained writing stamina
- Expressing Feelings with Words
Writing about real events draws on the ability to put feelings into words — the SEL skill of expressing emotions verbally before encoding them in written form
- Writing to inform
Informative writing skills support writing for different purposes
- Simple Stories with Beginning and EndingREQUIRED
Writing about real events builds on narrative writing skills
- Writing Process VocabularyREQUIRED
Writing for different purposes requires the vocabulary of purpose, genre, recount, and instruction
Unlocks next
- Drawing conclusions from evidence
Reporting science findings orally and in writing draws on the non-fiction writing skills (recounts, explanations) established in English
- Planning Ideas Before Writing
Planning before writing builds on earlier compositional skills
- Organising Writing into ParagraphsREQUIRED
Paragraph organisation requires writing for different purposes