Time in a primary classroom is at a premium: there are so many things to try to fit in. Even under the umbrella of English there is handwriting, spelling, grammar, punctuation, composition, reading, and more. It’s so difficult to make sure that everything is covered. And there are certain parts of the writing process which are either misunderstood or don’t always get a look in because of time constraints.
The 7 stages of the writing process
The writing process, according to the EEF’s ‘Improving Literacy In Key Stage 2’ guidance report, can be broken down into 7 stages: Planning, Drafting, Sharing, Evaluating,Revising, Editing and Publishing.
In a recent training session, when I asked a group of school leaders and teachers to write down elements of current practice in their own schools for the teaching of writing, we found that most of the time was spent on planning, drafting and editing. In fact, there were very few examples of how the other stages were being taught.
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https://bradford.researchschool.org.uk/2018/12/08/895/
In summary
- Set a clear purpose and audience before beginning the writing process;
- Teachers complete the task themselves;
- Allow children to work at each of the seven stages of the writing process as they work towards a final piece;
- Model each of the seven stages to the children using the I/We/You approach at each stage; and
- Evaluate,share and revise by checking the writing fulfils its purpose.
