Securing full stops at KS1

The writing programme of study for Year 1 states that pupils should be taught, in the first instance, to compose sentences before writing in order to secure the basic concept of a sentence. Many pupils enter Year 1 not having secured this and need more time and experiences which will help embed this core, basic, but essential skill. NC2014 asks that pupils ‘master’ certain basic skills to enable them to be on a strong trajectory for the next part of their learning journey. This course focuses on those basic sentence structure and punctuation skills and dives into methods of teaching those aspects.

Many pupils entering Year 2 will continue to need to learn how to secure the concept of a sentence before expanding their understanding of the wider range of different sentence forms and use of conjunctions and punctuation.

It is important that any weakness in this knowledge is identified and addressed early on so that you can build upon firm foundations and secure stronger, more sustainable progress in writing.

During the live remote sessions delegates will have an opportunity to explore the common barriers that their pupils’ experience, as well as consider a range of tried and tested techniques to improve sentence structure and punctuation. Video footage of ‘teaching in action’ is used within the training to help exemplify practice. Delegates will also receive a two week Focused English Plan incorporating tried and tested techniques for addressing this issue. You can choose to use this at whole-class level or to target support for a small group of children.

Brief session overview:
Session 1: A pre record to support subject knowledge in sentence stucture accessible 1 week prior to course date
Session 2: Exploring tried and tested techniques aimed at supporting children to improve sentence structure and demarcation. 

Learning Outcomes

• deeper understanding of the expectations regarding sentence structure for your year group, and preceding year groups
• be equipped with a range of tried and tested techniques for improving pupils’ abilities to understand the concept of a sentence and correctly demarcate sentences
• improve subject knowledge in this key area for you
• improve trajectory towards working at the expected standard in writing for pupils who present issues with sentence demarcation

Additional Information

You should have to hand a sample/s of your pupils’ writing to refer to within the training