{"id":19481,"date":"2021-10-06T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:44:17","slug":"emerging-literacy-prehandwriting-resources-and-collated-guidance-pages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/emerging-literacy-prehandwriting-resources-and-collated-guidance-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Literacy &amp; English, (Pre) Writing &#8211; Resources and Collated Guidance Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_67\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-panels builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_67-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2025\/11\/24141652\/Curriculum-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2025\/11\/24141652\/Curriculum-icon.png 756w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2025\/11\/24141652\/Curriculum-icon-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/emerging-literacy-and-english\/\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Emerging Literacy<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Pre-Handwriting<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><small><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Resources<\/strong> <span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0ab<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/small><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-panels_427\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-panels builder-section-next-text tabs-mode\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmp-tabs-container\" data-height-style=\"\"  data-start-collapsed=\"false\">\n<ul class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-titles\">\n<li id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_494\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"#ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_494\">SBC Literacy Tracker &amp; Guidance<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<li id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_289\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"#ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_289\">SBC Developmental Overviews<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<li id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_357\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"#ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_357\">Writing Read Warm-up<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_494\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FTrackers%2FLiteracy%20Tracker%20for%20ELC%20practitioners%20version%203%20January%202025%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FTrackers&amp;ga=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBC Literacy tracker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FPrint%2Douts%20for%20areas%20of%20practice%20pages%2FEmerging%20Literacy%2FLiteracy%20Progression%20and%20Guidance%20for%20ELC%20practitioners%20version%203%20January%202025%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FPrint%2Douts%20for%20areas%20of%20practice%20pages%2FEmerging%20Literacy&amp;ga=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBC Literacy Progression &amp; Guidance 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_289\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FPrint%2Douts%20for%20areas%20of%20practice%20pages%2FEmerging%20Literacy%2FGuidance%20for%20use%20of%20Developmental%20Overviews%20logo%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FPrint%2Douts%20for%20areas%20of%20practice%20pages%2FEmerging%20Literacy&amp;ga=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance for Developmental Overviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FDevelopmental%20Overviews%2FNew%20Dev%20Overview%201%20with%20boxes%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FDevelopmental%20Overviews&amp;ga=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBC Developmental Overview 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FDevelopmental%20Overviews%2FNew%20%20Dev%20Overview%202%20with%20boxes%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FDevelopmental%20Overviews&amp;ga=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBC Developmental Overview 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FDevelopmental%20Overviews%2FNew%20Dev%20Overview%203%20with%20boxes%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fearlylevelportal%5Fglowmail%5Forg%5Fuk%2FDocuments%2FEarly%20Level%20Portal%20documents%2FDevelopmental%20Overviews&amp;ga=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBC Developmental Overview 3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_357\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/Ecuy2wvszHtCqouTB9iFmQ4BQxhxIfmE4A40iWf6CnR71A?e=37FYFJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing Ready Warm-up Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/ET0Jk1w0P6BOkZoOi9RDF8sBTP5dH2WRPsVDmHg_97_AiQ?e=rcxNY1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing Ready Warm-up information sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_408\" class=\"builder-section-prev-panels builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-3 layout-4-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_408-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Photos &amp; mark-up to support mark-making in Pedagogy of Play\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lb075U-u_6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_408-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_408-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_300\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_300-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/emerging-literacy-english-pre-writing-reflecting-on-practice\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><small><span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0c1<\/span> Supporting your Self-Evaluation<\/small><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_305\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_305-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><small><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Guidance to support <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0ab<\/span><\/span><\/small><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_74\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-gallery builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_74-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3><small><strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf015<\/span> SBC Guidance to Support<\/strong><\/small><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-gallery_284\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-gallery builder-section-next-text builder-gallery-columns-4 builder-gallery-captions-reveal builder-gallery-captions-light builder-gallery-aspect-landscape\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/EeEJhreeHchAtYdaTdf2nucB5tUoaJjZ7HUnT_kmiav9MQ?e=D8ncXE');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/09\/14163848\/SBC-EY-Literacy-Strategy.png&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSBC Early Years Literacy Strategy\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item \"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_122\" class=\"builder-section-prev-gallery builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_122-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Websites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBCLiteracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBCLiteracy &#8211; Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_122-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_262\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-gallery builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_262-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3><small><strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf024<\/span> National Guidance to Support<\/strong><\/small><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-gallery_94\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-gallery builder-section-next-text builder-gallery-columns-4 builder-gallery-captions-reveal builder-gallery-captions-light builder-gallery-aspect-portrait\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/Documents\/literacy-english-pp.pdf');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/12\/20093903\/Literacy-and-english-princples-and-practice.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLiteracy and English: Principles and practice\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/media\/giljynmw\/literacyenglishbenchmarks.pdf');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/12\/20093902\/benchmarks-literacy-and-english.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLiteracy and English Benchmarks\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/media\/entpriih\/milestones-supporting-learners-with-complex-asn.pdf');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/12\/20095643\/Milestones-supporting-learners-with-complex-and-additional-needs.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMilestones supporting learners with complex and ASN\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link last-4\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/IQAg4MZEM_-zTosTtjo0XE_rAemkvs_2wTnSt2-y3PdWdi4?e=dbTneh');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2026\/01\/28135222\/Issue-2-mark-making.png&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSEIC Issue 2 mark-making\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_1049\" class=\"builder-section-prev-gallery builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_1049-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Websites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_142\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_142-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3><small><strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf5da<\/span> Further Reading to Support<\/strong><\/small><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">ELC and Primary 1:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/fine-motor-skills.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fine Motor Skills (Occupational Therapy advice) &#8211; Highland Literacy <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/messy-play.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Messy Play (Occupational Therapy advice) &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/pencil-control-concepts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pencil Control Concepts &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/posture-seating.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Posture and Seating (Occupational Therapy advice) &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/pre-handwriting-aug15draft2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Handwriting &#8211; Developmental Continuum &#8211; Highland Literacy <\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/EcCNiY6l8BdDjOe8aG9XSzQBWClS7MDnSYBEeDWtAXmFGA?e=0rcTxh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Hand Writing Skills Tracker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/pre-writing-skills.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-writing Skills (Occupational Therapy advice) &#8211; Highland LIteracy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/scissor-skills.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scissor Skills (Occupational Therapy advice) &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/handwriting-foundations-and-building-blocks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Handwriting &#8211; The Foundations and Building Blocks &#8211; Highland Literacy <\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Primary 1 onwards:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/pencil-control-skills-screen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pencil Control Skills Screen for school-aged children &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/pencil-control-skills-screen-picture-book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pencil Control Skills Screen for school-aged children &#8211; Accompanying Resources &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/earlylevelportal_glowmail_org_uk\/ES5YathqTMhLm3R2d7z_DhMBnFPe5wj0EABdME6lVUfyRw?e=PziWrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pencil Control Skills Tracker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/teaching-letter-formation-guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Handwriting &#8211; Teaching Letter Formation Guidance (Highland Literacy)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/grapheme-guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Handwriting &#8211; Grapheme Guidance &#8211; Highland Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_176\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-gallery builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foundationyears.org.uk\/files\/2011\/11\/Gateway-to-Writing-crucial-role-of-the-early-years-practitioner.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The crucial role of the Early Years practitioner in supporting young writers within a literacy-rich environment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-gallery_160\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-gallery builder-section-next-text builder-gallery-columns-4 builder-gallery-captions-reveal builder-gallery-captions-light builder-gallery-aspect-portrait\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/www.cumbria.gov.uk\/elibrary\/Content\/Internet\/537\/1459\/7037\/38477\/38489\/4512013254.pdf');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2026\/03\/17133129\/Get-a-Grip-developing-ideas-for-early-writing.png&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet a Grip\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_355\" class=\"builder-section-prev-gallery builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-gallery builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_355-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Books<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-gallery_318\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-gallery builder-section-next-text builder-gallery-columns-4 builder-gallery-captions-reveal builder-gallery-captions-light builder-gallery-aspect-portrait\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item \">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/12\/20100108\/talk-for-writing-in-the-early-years-724x1024.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item \">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2021\/12\/20100442\/getting-ready-to-write.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  has-link\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); window.open('https:\/\/www.froebel.org.uk\/uploads\/documents\/FT-Exploring-Clay-Pamphlet.pdf');\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/01\/11103931\/Froebel-trust-Clay-Lucy-Parker.png&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExploring Clay &#8211; Froebel trust\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  last-4\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/01\/17102815\/Get-them-talking-get-them-writing-ABC.png&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_2370\" class=\"builder-section-prev-gallery builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_2370-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Websites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0<span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf04b<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qRLV9X3Zu_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Handwriting in Early Learning and Childcare<\/a> &#8211; Highland Literacy (VIDEO)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandliteracy.com\/emerging-literacy\/pre-handwriting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Handwriting <\/a>&#8211; Highland Literacy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talk4writing.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pie Corbett \u2013 Talk for Writing<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/childhood\/professionals\/learning\/ecliteracy\/emergentliteracy\/Pages\/writingwithchildren.aspx#link5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing with children &#8211; Literacy Teaching Toolkit<\/a> (Victoria State Government)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_2370-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_2388\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_2388-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3><small><strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf5a0<\/span> Training to Support<\/strong><\/small><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL81E7n3TgROMjNI0UcoSxZ9I0aUZ6hsSC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Borders Council Training (see YouTube playlist)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Emerging Literacy training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging Literacy Pre-Handwriting \u00a0 Resources \uf0ab\u00a0 SBC Literacy Tracker &amp; Guidance SBC Developmental Overviews Writing Read Warm-up SBC Literacy tracker SBC Literacy Progression &amp; Guidance 2025 Guidance for Developmental Overviews SBC Developmental Overview 1 SBC Developmental Overview 2 SBC Developmental Overview 3 Writing Ready Warm-up Cards Writing Ready Warm-up information sheet \uf0c1 Supporting your Self-Evaluation &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7767,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19481","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19481"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21094,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19481\/revisions\/21094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}