A DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING FRAMEWORK
Understand first.
Then know what to do next.
Writing is complex. When a child is struggling, it can be difficult to know what is actually getting in the way or what support they need next.
At The Attuned Spot, we help families, schools and clinicians understand how children experience the writing process so support can start in the right place.
A child can have strong ideas, understand what they have been taught and communicate confidently, yet still find writing difficult.
Too often, the response is to practise more, write more or introduce another strategy. But without understanding what is making writing difficult, it can be hard to know whether that support is targeting the right thing.
We start with understanding.
Writing is complex. Understanding it doesn’t have to be.
We look beyond the finished piece to understand how a child approaches writing, where they are already showing strengths and where the process is becoming difficult.
Attuned2Write brings together the writing process with the developmental foundations that support it, creating a clearer picture of the whole writer rather than judging ability by the words that eventually make it onto the page.
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Whether you're supporting your own child, a classroom or a client, the starting point is the same: understand what is happening before deciding what to do next.
Families
Understand why writing is difficult for your child, recognise their strengths and know what to focus on next.
Schools
Build a shared approach to understanding writing, identifying student needs and deciding where support should begin.
Clinicians
Connect what you already understand about development with the writing process and create a shared language with families and educators.
One child. One writing process. A shared understanding.
Children move between home, school and, for many, therapy. Yet the people supporting them can be looking at the same writing difficulty through completely different lenses.
The Attuned Spot creates a common way of understanding, measuring and implementing what is happening, so parents, teachers and clinicians can communicate more clearly and work towards the same priorities. Everyone is working hard, our goal is to ensure that everyone is working together.
We've spent decades measuring the writing outcome. It's time we started understanding the process.
Writing should never determine what a child is capable of communicating, achieving or becoming.