Jane Ritter Educational Services

Hi everyone,

I’m sorry for writing such a random message. Cambridge has asked me to look into writing with primary learners. Do you have any teachers who work in primary schools who could answer a few questions for me? If you could forward this message and ask them to reply to my e-mail [email protected], I would appreciate it.
1. Are digital devices used in class?
2. How much writing (in English) is done in the primary context? (Every lesson, once a week…)
3. If done on paper, what happens to the work? Where does it end up?
4. Could you share any samples of good, bad, or ugly written work with me? (Photos, to be kept confidentially). Any response would be great.

Thank you so much.

All the best

Jane

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