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Literacy and thinking Skills in D&T

Reading, Writing & Oracy

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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 comprehension and oracy

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

Get better at spelling

Link to D&T spelling tests

Writing to...

Extended writing

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Writing to
report

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Writing to analyse

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

Literacy Learning Ladder D&T

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