Student Writing Ability Archives - Deira International School (DIS)

How Does Peer Tutoring Improve Student Academic Performance and Self-Esteem in English Writing at the Primary School Level?

Chantelle Connick

Peer tutoring is widely used in primary school classrooms and can be applied intentionally or unconsciously. According to research conducted, it is proven to help improve both academic performance and self-esteem in English writing.

Can the Use of Student Coaches Raise Attainment and Accelerate Progress in Writing?

Vanessa Evangelista

This action research project investigates the effectiveness of using student coaches to raise attainment and accelerate progress in writing. The approach centres on the power of peer support, with trained student coaches guiding their classmates through writing tasks, offering feedback, and modelling successful strategies.

Enhancing Handwriting Through Gross Motor Skill Intervention

Ria Bell

The motivation for undertaking the piece of research surrounding gross motor skills and handwriting came from moderators’ perception of children’s work based on handwriting. This led me to explore different strategies that could be implemented informally within the classroom to boost children’s handwriting without the loss of lesson time.

The Impact of Peer and Self-Assessment on Writing Progress in a Primary School Classroom

Daniel Thomas

This study investigates how embedding peer and self-assessment strategies into daily classroom routines enhances pupils' progress in writing within a Year 6 setting. Drawing on academic research and pupil reflections, this article demonstrates how these practices improve self-regulation, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Gross Motor Interventions to Improve Handwriting in Early Years Classrooms

Claire Heylin

In a Foundation Stage Two classroom, many students produced uneven letters, mixed-up stroke order, and inconsistent spacing of letters. These issues can hinder literacy progress, writing enjoyment and confidence. This project aimed to investigate: How does daily gross motor activity impact handwriting in an early years classroom?

Children As Writers: Does Choice Impact Motivation in Year 6 Writing?

Alice Bidder

At Hartland, we felt we needed to remodel our writing curriculum to give the children a clear purpose for writing. Too often we were receiving 26 copies of the same narrative that has been ‘innovated’ from a model text. It lacked creativity and children were not motivated to write. Therefore, we began the journey to improve attitudes to writing through Ross Young and Felicity Ferguson’s ‘Writing for Pleasure’ framework (Young and Ferguson, 2020). The Writing for Pleasure centre have created a framework for primary writing that puts children’s choice at the heart of the curriculum.

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