English

For children to fall in love with reading and writing, we must show them that we love books.

Children at Heighington CE Primary School love to read ... and so do the teachers!

At Heighington, we want to pass on our passion for books and stories in the knowledge that this will help us to grow and become better people. We are committed to nurturing a culture where children love to read, take pride in their writing and are confident in the art of speaking and listening. 

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 At Heighington we love to read ! 

This half term we are reading ...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ... please ask your children about them !

 At Heighington we love to write !

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Heighington CE Primary School implemented the Talk for Writing approach to learning English in September 2021. It is a creative, yet rigorous approach developed by the author, Pie Corbett. It is based on the key principles of how children learn.

Talk for Writing enables children to imitate the key language patterns they need for a particular text type orally before they try reading and analysing it. Through fun activities, that help them rehearse the tune of the language they need, followed by shared writing to show them how to craft their writing, children are helped to write in the same style. 

The process involves four main stages, usually taught over three weeks.                                                                                                                                                                                                     Schools around the country, which have embedded the Talk for Writing approach have been successful in raising attainment and improving children's writing. At Heighington we are thoroughly enjoying teaching and learning in this style and it is the perfect opportunity for our children to show what wonderful story-tellers they are.                                                                                          For more information about Talk for Writing, click on the link below.                                                                                                 

Find out what your children will be writing about this year...

Key Stage 1 Writing Overview Lower Key Stage 2 Writing Overview                             Upper Key Stage 2 Writing Overview