Teach Through a Text Using Writing Roots [Year 5]

24th January 2025

"I really enjoyed the whole day.  The pace and the deliver was perfect as it is all new to me."

Gemma, St Sebastian's Primary School, Autumn 2024

Half-day Online Course

A half-day year-specific course, led by Jen, covering practical strategies for using high-quality children's literature as the primary approach to the teaching of English. This course is ideal for people who are new to Literacy Tree or changing to another year group.

This course will –

• Identify how the Teach through a Text approach engages children as writers and immerses them in a literary world
• Share examples of quality texts and well planned sequences used successfully in primary schools 
• Explore the progression of skills within the National Curriculum
• Model how grammar, spelling and vocabulary contribute to a range of purposeful writing opportunities
• Demonstrate how modelled writing is effective within a sequence of lessons

Exemplification Text

The course covers the pedagogy and the approach but one section of the day exemplifies this using a focus text and goes through each aspect. The book we will be exemplifying with is The Whale by Ethan and Vita Murrow. We will be looking at this online but if you prefer to have a physical copy, please purchase in advance.  

Participants will receive –

• A detailed Writing Root that support the teaching of purposeful writing
• All training resources electronically

"I particularly enjoyed ooking at the new book and the creative ideas around it."

Tatiana, Dulwich Wood Primary School, Autumn 2024

"I liked working through a text and seeing the stages of development. It was nice having the opportunity to put questions forward"

Katy, Holy Innocents Primary School, Autumn 2024

"I feel more confident to embed literacy tree into our curriculum."

Sarah, Wilmcote CE Primary School, Autumn 2024