Handwriting and Presentation Wednesday 4 th May 2016
Why are they important? - Lifelong skills – legible handwriting - Pride in learning - Purpose for learning - Evidence base for achievement and attainment of child - Evidence base for the school, with regard to teaching and learning.
Assessing without Levels Following on from the removal of levels the STA ( Standards and Testing Agency) have produced Interim Frameworks in KS1 and KS2 to support teachers make accurate and robust judgements. These are only in use for 2015/16 and will be reconsidered by the Department for Education for future years.
Government Guidelines Interim Assessment Frameworks KS1 Working towards the expected standard; - Forming lower case letter in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place - Forming lower case letters of the correct size relative to one another in some of the writing. - Using spacing between letters. Working at the expected standard; - Using the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters in some of their writing -Writing capital letter and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationship to one another and to lower case letters. - Using spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters. Working at greater depth than the expected standard - Using the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join most of their writing.
Government Guidelines Interim Assessment Frameworks KS2 Working towards the expected standard; - Producing legible joined handwriting Working at the expected standard; - Maintaining legibility, fluency and speed in handwriting through choosing whether or not to join specific letters. Working at greater depth than the expected standard - [No additional requirements for spelling or handwriting]
What do we do in school to promote handwriting and presentation? use mnemonics to help children independently improve their presentation; DUMTUMS DATE – UNDERLINE – MISS A LINE – TBAT – UNDERLINE – MISS A LINE – START All children know to use a ruler for underlining in all learning Teaching staff model and write on flipchart paper, to model underlining, and legible handwriting. Book Looks carried out by Mrs George and Mrs Andrews ask the children to reflect on their presentation and provide advices as to how the children can improve their books. At express events/parents evenings books are accessible for Parents/Carers to discuss their child’s books – quality, quantity and presentation expectations with their children.
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