This is the Year 2 teacher feedback after the recent Write To Be Me course at Sir John Lillie primary school. Children’s names have been substituted with their initial.
“Y has improved in the quantity of what she writes. She enjoys
writing and really enjoyed the sessions. She has begun using a wider
range of vocabulary.”
“F is showing a big improvement in confidence and output.”
“A big improvement in E’s punctuation. He has benefitted greatly.”
“B now writes much more.”
“K’s listening is improving and his output when writing. His
confidence in writing is increasing with more independent working too.”
“M has more confidence in writing, with an increase in output. Better overall and more interesting.”
“O’s output has increased. Writing is more interesting with complex sentences.”
“L’s confidence has increased also output. Use of puncuation is
improving. Her talking contribution is also increasing in groups and
whole class.”
Not far from the Thames, the Write To Be Me
project has been visiting schools in the London borough of Hammersmith
and Fulham. Working with small groups of up to 10 children over 12
weeks, the project uses a programme of writing activities, word games
and drawing to encourage children to write and share their stories with
each other.
Write To Be Me
has received postive feedback from the children. The words they use to
describe it are “Fun, Good, Brilliant, Thrilling, Helpful, Awesome”!
Teachers say they’ve noticed positive changes in children’s
confidence and writing – they are writing more, enjoying it more and
using more interesting words. They also reported improvements in the
areas of listening, speaking and general happiness.
The Write To Be Me project will be returning to Sir John Lillie and New Kings primary schools in September.
