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A bundle of two resources aimed at pupils in KS3/4 (9-14 years+) who require additional support to develop well structured oral and written narrative accounts.
Pupils aged 9 years and above are increasingly required to record their narratives in written form. The greater emphasis on the use of written narrative to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and general ability within a subject has the potential to doubly disadvantage any young person who has difficulties with understanding and using narrative.
An effective method to support students’ written narrative is to provide writing frames or templates to scaffold both their fiction and non-fiction writing along with key word prompts.
For more information see below.
This Secondary Talk Narrative resource pack was developed by Bec Shanks in collaboration with ICAN (now Speech and Language UK) and produced with the support of Helen Rippon and Black Sheep Press. When originally written, this pack formed part of the resources for ICAN Secondary Talk, but it can also be used independently of this programme.
The pack provides information about how oral narrative underpins written language and why using narrative frameworks can be helpful for KS3-4 pupils who require more support to become successful in written tasks.
Exploring written narratives in Secondary School education, the Secondary Talk Narrative pack is designed to help school staff achieve the following outcomes:
Creating Superhero Stories is a narrative KS3 resource suitable for use by speech and language professionals, teachers and teaching assistants. Pupils aged 9 years and above are increasingly required to record their narratives in written form. The greater emphasis on the use of written narrative to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and general ability within a subject has the potential to doubly disadvantage any young person who has difficulties with understanding and using narrative.
An effective method to support students’ written narrative is to provide writing frames or templates to scaffold both their fiction and non-fiction writing. These writing frames typically consist of outlines that provide keyword prompts. However, by the time a young person reaches secondary education, such writing frames are rarely used, if at all, as pupils are expected to have reached a certain level of competence in maintaining a written narrative.
"Creating Superhero Stories" is a targeted intervention for pupils between the ages of 9 years and 14+ years, who may need additional support to develop well-structured oral and written narrative accounts, helping them develop their Narrative writing through superhero stories.
The Secondary Narrative Bundle for ages 11 to 16 contains the following two individual resources.
Creating Superhero Stories WIG 11 (Age 9 – 14years)
The theme of Superheroes is a high interest topic and this pack uses this theme within the Narrative framework to support story writing. It includes writing frames that provide key word prompts and writing frames/templates. Suitable for use by speech and language professionals and teachers. Creating Superhero Stories is a targeted intervention for pupils between the ages of 9 years and 14+ years, who may need additional support to develop well-structured oral and written narrative accounts.
Secondary Talk Narrative WIG10 (Age 11-16)
This popular resource pack was developed by Bec Shanks in collaboration with ICAN (now Speech and Language UK). When originally written this pack formed part of the resources for ICAN Secondary Talk, but it can also be used independently of this programme. The pack contains an introduction explaining the importance of narrative development. Information is included in grid form illustrating the types of narrative styles required across the secondary curriculum and how to support these using the narrative templates. A ‘pick and mix’ range of example templates is provided along with an expanded range of coloured Narrative Symbols specifically designed for an older age group.
Age: Secondary Narrative Bundle for ages 11 to 16
Format: Available as downloads
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