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Literacy and thinking Skills in D&T

Writing

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Get better at...

Get better at SPaG and build your vocabulary

Click this link to take you to the 'vocabulary' page.

Get better at solving problems

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Get better at comprehension

Click this link to take you to the 'reading comprehension' page.

Get better at spelling

These are some of the words you could be learning to spell in-class.

What literacy skills will I learn and develop during my D&T lessons?

Literacy Learning Ladder D&T

Writing to...

Writing to analyse

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Writing to
report

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Writing to instruct

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Writing a specification

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Writing to evaluate

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Use a 'VOC box' to help improve your understanding of technology specific words
...and use OpenAI's 'ChatGPT' to check your answers.

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Printable paper & templates

Double-lined paper for D&T literacy assessments

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Literacy Lined Paper (Double spaced)

Single-lined paper for D&T literacy assessments