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Supporting Recount Writing Home

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Supporting Your Child's Recount Writing at Home

Parent and child writing together

📚 Understanding Recount Writing (Years 4-6)

WALT: Support our children to write engaging recounts about their experiences

What is a recount? A recount tells about something that really happened, written in time order.

Surface Features (What you can see):

Past tense verbs (went, saw, played)

Time connectives (first, then, next, finally)

Personal pronouns (I, we, my)

Specific details (names, places, times)

Deeper Features (What makes it interesting):

Feelings and emotions

Descriptive language

Why events were important

Clear beginning, middle, and end

🏠 Practical Home Support Strategies

Planning Stage - Help your child:

• Talk through what happened before writing

• Draw pictures or make a simple timeline

• Ask: "What happened first? Then what? How did you feel?"

Writing Stage - Encourage your child to:
Editing Stage - Look together for:

Capital letters and full stops

Does it make sense?

Are events in the right order?

Can we add more describing words?

Journal Writing Ideas:

Weekend adventures • Family celebrations • School trips • Special moments • Funny things that happened

🌟 Supporting All Learners

For children with dyslexia or reading difficulties:

• Use larger, clear fonts (Comic Sans or OpenDyslexic)

• Try coloured paper or overlays

• Let them tell their story first, then write

• Use voice recording apps

• Focus on ideas before spelling

Extension activities for advanced learners:

Add dialogue to their recount

Write from different perspectives

Create a recount comic strip

Research and add factual information

Success Criteria - My child can:

Tell events in time order

Include personal feelings

Use interesting describing words

Write a clear beginning and ending

Remember: Celebrate effort and creativity! Every child's recount is unique and valuable.

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