Aim: To investigate strategies for helping KS2 pupils, particularly boys, to overcome barriers to writing. In particular to explore whether:
Using drama and storytelling techniques can enable pupils to bridge the gap between what is spoken and what is written;
A range of oral communications skills including persuasion, description and narrative can be transferred to the written form through shared and tiered writing sessions; and
The existing influence of T.V. and video viewing can promote the transfer visual images into the pupils writing.