Write down things children say to support their developing understanding that what they say can be written down, and then read and understood by someone else. Encourage parents to do this as well.
Set up environments of offices, dens in the garden, library, shop, home corner with greetings cards, etc., so that children engage in literacy events in which they spontaneously participate.
Provide a range of accessible materials and tools for writing as part of everyday play activity, including role play, both indoors and outdoors.
Write poems and short stories together with the children, writing down ideas they suggest.
Scribe children’s stories and re-read and enact their stories in small group activities.
Involve children when you make lists or write notes and messages.
Think out loud and talk through what you are doing when writing on typing on screen.
Break down your flow of speech into individual words, exemplifying the correspondence between the spoken and written word.
Provide activities during which children can experiment with writing, for example, leaving a message.
Encourage children to use their phonic knowledge when writing, and model this in your own writing.
