Rehearsing and Varying Sentences
Compose and rehearse sentences orally before writing, progressively building varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures including dialogue
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Does your child try out a sentence aloud before writing it — experimenting with different words and structures to find the version that sounds best?
Compose and rehearse sentences orally before writing, progressively building varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures including dialogue
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- Rehearse a sentence containing dialogue aloud before writing it (e.g. 'Let's go!' shouted Tom)
- Orally compose sentences with varied openers (e.g. time adverbials, subordinate clauses) before writing
- Try out two or three different ways to express the same idea orally and choose the most effective version to write
“Does your child try out a sentence aloud before writing it — experimenting with different words and structures to find the version that sounds best?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Writing Composition
- Age range
- Ages 7–8