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Writing in the EYFS
Writing in Early Years Foundation Stage:
The EYFS framework is structured very differently to the national curriculum as it is organised across seven areas of learning rather than subject areas. The aim of this document is to help subject leaders to understand how the skills taught across EYFS feed into national curriculum subjects.
This document demonstrates which statements from the 2020 Development Matters are prerequisite skills for writing within the national curriculum. The table below outlines the most relevant statements taken from the Early Learning Goals in the EYFS statutory framework and the Development Matters age ranges for Three and Four-Year-Olds and Reception to match the programme of study for writing.
The most relevant statements for writing are taken from the following areas of learning:
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Literacy
- Expressive Arts and Design
Please click on the link below for skills and ELG in Writing
Organisation of knowledge |
Learning to write |
Writing to learn |
Writing for enjoyment |
Correctly formed |
ELG: Writing
Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others ELG: Speaking Express their ideas and feelings about their experiences using full sentences, including the use of past, present, and future tenses and making use of conjunctions, with modelling and support from their teacher |
ELG: Writing
ELG: Speaking
ELG: Past and present
ELG: Being imaginative and expressive Invent, adapt and recount narratives with peers and their teachers |
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KS1 readiness objectives |
Holds pencils, pens and other marking making tools appropriately so that they can make marks in an increasingly controlled way. To explore language and vocabulary in stories and the environment, and begin to use them accurately when talking.
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Write independently to communicate their thoughts and ideas about their lived experiences. Write words and sentences to help them to remember what they have done. |
Have opportunities to make marks, and then to write about things in the world around them that they are inspired to write about. |