Short burst writing in the Talk for Writing sequence

Talk for Writing short burst writing tiger

Talk for Writing trainer, Maria Richards, explores how to teach writing well through Talk for Writing’s short burst approach: “Short burst writing has transformed the way I think about teaching writing skills and I have now seen how it can powerfully transform children as writers too. Plan it into your Talk for Writing sequences and find your transformations”.

Feeling the impact at Carlton Hill

Maurice Leahy, teacher at Carlton Hill Primary School in Brighton, studied one child’s writing over a year to see the impact that Talk for Writing made.

Teaching science at Selby using Talk for Writing

Tom Wrigglesworth, Year 6 teacher at Selby Community Primary School, explains how the Talk for Writing approach can enhance learning in science and develop vocabulary across the curriculum.

Talk for Writing saves the day in Thailand!

Talk for Writing Thailand storytelling

A Foundation Stage teacher working at Penn Wood in Slough employed Talk for Writing methods when called upon to unexpectedly teach English to children living in a Thai village. By the end of the session they all understood the plot of The Gingerbread Man and were able to use the English words.

Outstanding evidence of the writing process at East Hunsbury

Liz Martin, project leader at East Hunsbury Primary Schol: “the format of units in our books, which illustrates the Talk for Writing process clearly, show the progress…but they also showed the strength of self-editing; an area clearly highlighted in the new curriculum…which fits perfectly with the TfW strategy”.

Story Songs CD ROM

Pie Corbett has collaborated with Early Years music expert Steve Grocott to produce the Story Songs CD ROM. This collection is about how to bring the story out of your songs and how to put music into your stories. Emphasising the musical elements of a story is a very good way of calling forth active engagement from a young audience.

The Three Little Pigs at Highbank Primary

Highbank Primary and Nursery School posted a video on Twitter of a child in F1 (Nursery 2) telling the story of The Three Little Pigs to her peers. She is sat in the storytelling chair and is using key language and occasional actions to assist the flow of the story – she has the other children completely hooked.

Talk for Writing and Kensuke’s Kingdom

Janet Gough, Assistant Headteacher and English Subject Leader at Cockerham Parochial School in Lancashire, explains how to use Talk for Writing techniques to embed language skills within the context of the Michael Morpurgo novel Kensuke’s Kingdom.