English // Writing Composition
Sharing and Publishing Your Writing
Read own writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by peers and the teacher; use digital tools to produce and publish writing
Quick check
Can the learner read their own writing aloud to the class clearly enough for everyone to hear and follow along — and have they ever typed or published a piece of writing using a computer or tablet?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Read own sentences aloud with clear voice and appropriate expression
- Share a piece of writing by reading it to the class
- Type simple words or sentences using a computer or tablet
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topic- Reading fluentlyHelpful
Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 5 to 7
Reading fluency supports reading aloud own writing
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Sharing and Publishing Your Writing
Ages 5 to 11 // Method
Leads to
1 topic- Revising and editing (age 8+)Required
Writing Composition // Ages 8 to 9
Critical independent self-reading of one's own writing builds directly on the prior skill of reading one's own work aloud clearly — the auditory/fluent reading out loud is the mechanism through which children first detect where their writing sounds wrong
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- W.2.6W.3.6W.4.6W.5.6W.K.6
- The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
- Eng.UKS2.Write.Comp.4Eng/KS1/Y2/WC/4Eng_LKS2_Write_Comp_10Eng_Y1_WC_06
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