Sentence Writing Reminder

It is important to model sentence writing when children are first learning to write. Children should be encouraged to follow the steps for every sentence they write.

For every sentence, the child should:
Think of a sentence.
Say the sentence (to a partner or their pencil).
Count the words (repeat the sentence out loud while counting the words).
Write the sentence.
Check the sentence (the child reads the sentence out loud and checks that there is a capital letter, full stop, finger spaces between words and if the sentence makes sense).
The children can check they have completed all the steps by going through the steps on a hand while saying: think it (first finger), say it (second finger), count it (third finger), **write it (fourth finger), check it (last finger).