This document provides guidance for parents on supporting their child's writing development. It discusses common concerns children have about writing and outlines the building blocks of writing, including letter formation, sounds, and spelling. It recommends activities for home like playing sound games, providing different writing genres, and encouraging descriptive language. It also addresses how progress is measured and criteria for different writing levels according to the UK national curriculum.

2. De-motivation for writing Which of these do your children think - when you ask them to do some writing? Yahoo! It’s hard I hate writing stories I don’t understand what I have to do Does it have to be true? I can’t think what to write I’ve got an idea but I can’t think of a good ending I can’t write quickly enough I’ll do it quickly so I get to on to something less boring Can I do a picture? Will I have time to finish This is a big bit of paper – do I have to fill it all? Is spelling important I can’t think what to call the characters Will I be able to use the computer? Who’s going to read this

10. How do we measure progress? Every half term, the children do a teacher assessed piece of writing. NationalAverage at the end of Year 2 NationalAverage at the end of Year 1 NC 3C NC 2A NC 2B NC 2C NC 1A NC 1B NC 1C ELG 9 ELG 1-8