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Structure of the key learning area

Strands

Writing

The Writing strand focuses on the development of writing in English. It includes the development of skills for encoding English into its written form, as well as skills for composing and presenting written text.

This strand signposts the development of students' writing skills in English: from their initial interaction with the writing system without the support of oral English skills, through their growing understanding of the English graphophonic system, vocabulary and grammar, to the writing of their own texts reflecting skills development in the other language modes.