ELIP - Foundation Stage
Writing.
Year 7 - 13
Foundation Stage - Orientation to learning
Language outcome: Orientation to learning
These outcomes describe the types of behaviours which are required from learners in mainstream classes.
Not all learners will require to be taught all the learning behaviours, but those with no prior formal schooling will need to have the Foundation and Stage 1 behaviours explicitly and firmly established in order for them to be able to learn in the classroom. The Stage 2 and 3 Orientation to Learning outcomes lead students towards being independent learners.
It is important to supplement these outcomes with a pro-social skills training programme for students who are not used to formal schooling and social interactions. Examples of pro-social skills training modules are Anger management or Finding a friend: pro-social skills micro-modules might include “how to interrupt politely”, “how to ask for the teacher’s help”, “how to disagree politely”, “how to give praise to a peer”. Many students need explicit help with these interactions.
Using the Resource: presenting the examples
When presenting the materials to the students, it is recommended that Example Texts either be copied onto individual sheets, laminated and kept as a class set, or be photocopied as enlarged texts. The text size should be no smaller than size 16 or 18 font.
It is essential to teach the Text Structure of each example, so that learners understand the stages of a typical text. Some texts have illustrations which have been designed to enhance comprehension of the written or spoken text. It is recommended that these illustrations are included in the students’ version of the text. This especially applies to sequencing a series of illustrations relating to a procedure or an information report.
The Example Texts provide the teacher with a guide to the level of text and a range of typical texts with which the student should be able to work.
Layout of the English Language Intensive Programme Primary Resource
(a) pages
Teaching Components identified as key points to consider for achieving each outcome are located on the (a) pages. This is not a prescriptive list and teachers may choose to add points where applicable. Teachers may also find it useful to use Sample Strategies, as a quick reference for finding various teaching strategies appropriate to achieving outcomes.
In addition, teachers should be considering which teaching structures (i.e. whole class, pair work, mixed/same language groups, same/different English language proficiency groups etc) best suit the purpose of each learning task.
Suggested Themes, Topics and Experiences which provide suggestions for appropriate contexts for teaching each of the outcomes can also be found, along with Assessments. These lists are not prescriptive, nor is it compulsory for all the suggestions to be used.
Using the Resource: presenting the examples
(b) pages
The Grammar Scope on the (b) pages is provided as a reference resource to support teachers in the preparation of their teaching and learning materials. The grammar points should be linked to each text. It is important to try and explain not just the “what“ of a grammar point but also the “why”.
For example, when teaching the different forms of the present tense, e.g “I am writing”, “I write”, students should learn not only the form of the tense, but that the present tense is used to indicate that something is happening now - at the present time - or that the present tense is also used to indicate a continuous or timeless state (unchanging). e.g. Elephants are large.
Foundation Stage - Orientation to Learning
Language outcome:
Orientation to learning
Foundation Stage - Writing.
Language outcomes:
Can copy text with a degree of accuracy and legibility (including writing on lines, using upper and lower case letters appropriately, spacing words and using capital letters and full stops at the beginning and ends of sentences)
Can identify and label familiar items (in single words or phrases)
Can write simple sentences
Can complete a very simple formatted text