Writing at Meadowcroft is taught using the Literacy Tree Framework.  Literacy Tree is an award winning, complete, book-based platform for primary schools, covering all Primary English curriculum requirements.  All resources are written by a team of Literacy Consultants, who have a love of literature and a deep understanding of Primary English.  Literacy Tree is a teach through a text approach and the attached Curriculum Maps show the texts and the desired writing outcomes for each year group across the year.  Our primary focus is to motivate children to write for a range of audiences and purposes using high quality, diverse children’s literature by significant authors. We do this by immersing children in a range of literary worlds and themes, heightening engagement and creating curiosity through process drama, discussion and debate. This allows them to see themselves represented, and also explore the lives and experiences of others.  The Literacy Tree also blog regularly on all aspects of Literacy and primary English and provide booklists which you might find useful. https://www.literacytree.com

Year 3 also use the same framework for their Reading sessions.  Literary Leaves: Enhance reading comprehension with sequenced activities that guide children through whole books, creating critical readers. These use novels, poetry collections, and high-quality non-fiction books connected to Writing Roots through Literary Themes.