Writing is a fundamental skill, and in common with most skills, becoming a proficient writer begins in the early years. Knowing that 29 per cent of children in England do not achieve the Early Learning Goal for writing (DfE, 2024), researchers are coming up with innovative programmes to address this.
‘Write from the beginning’ is a project funded by a UCL East Community Engagement Seed Fund and collaborated on between the International Literacy Centre at UCL Institute of Education and East London Research School. It celebrates the diversity of languages in the local community and prioritises the knowledge that the child's home experiences of literacy impact their writing. Collaboration with families is, thus, fundamental to this early writing project.
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