Evidence and Data Gathered on Writing Teaching as Inquiry based on Murray Gadds Progressions

These are the notes I took for the focus writing group based on Murray Gadds Literacy Learning Progressions.

	Level	Contents and Ideas	Sentence Formation	Structure	Vocab and Language Features	Spelling	Punctuation
Alex Woods Year 2 Should be at 1a	1p	Content is related to the topic	Writing simple sentences. Mostly only writes 2 sentences	Beginning to get beginning middle.  Doesn’t write long enough stories to get the end	Uses words from List 1 and 2. Uses precise nouns	Gets mostly beginning and middle sounds of words, eg, crathre - country, rast - raced, fes -fields	With support can use full stops.  Knows a capital letter goes after a full stop
Oliver Gregor Year 3 Should be at 2	1p	Content is related to the topic	Writing simple sentences.	Writes beginning, middle and end of stories and is including personal voice	Use words from List 1 and 2.  Use precise nouns and some adjectives	Getting most sounds of words, biedeyday/bofyday - birthday, kack - cake.	Can use capital letters and full stops.  Will often put an ‘and’ after a full stop
Joshua Vivian Year 2 Should be at 1a	1p	Content is related to the topic.  Really keen to get his ideas down and share them in an interesting way	Writing simple sentences	Lots of personal voice.  Beginning, middle and needs to include ends of writing.	Uses words from list 1.	Getting most sounds in words, eg, nrvis - nervous, butafiysse - butterflies.  Check blends	Uses full stops consistently but is still unsure where they need to go
Connor Mendham Year 2 Should be at 1a	1p	Content is related to the topic.	Writing simple sentences that start mainly with I when writing a recount	Writing has beginning, middle and end.  Beginning to include personal voice	Uses words from list 1 and 2.	Getting most sounds eg tablit - tablet but then miegcafi - Mine Craft, faut - felt.	Uses full stops and captal letters consistently