Handwriting and Presentation Wednesday 4 th May 2016 Why are they - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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.