Why writing caught out so many parents last year in the 4+ Assessments.
/Don’t let it catch you out too!
Writing is always downplayed when you go to the open days of the schools that you are applying to.
You will either be told that writing will not be assessed or you will be told that your child will not have to write very much.
It is just not true (for most schools)
Writing needs to be near perfect in the 4+ Assessments.
Your child will need to have superb letter and number formation (as in form the letters and numbers correctly)
Your child will need to hold their pencil as the school expects them to hold it.
Your child will write their name and the letters will need to be written perfectly.
Upper and lower case letters will be written with accuracy.
Your child will be asked to write letters of the alphabet and they will be expected to write them perfectly.
Your child might be asked to write cvc words.
Many parents that I spoke to last year were just not prepared for this and it did catch them out. It caught them out because they simply did not prepare their child to be able to do this. Or it caught them out because they didn’t think that the writing needed to be so perfect.
Well, it does.
I will tell you the truth so that you can ensure that your child goes in prepared and ready to answer any question that they are asked.
Always remember that your child will be 1:100’s of children being assessed. Think about how their writing compares to other children’s writing. Just keep that in mind.
I know exactly how to prepare your child to be incredibly successful with their writing in their 4+ Assessments.
