The Explorer by Katherine Rundell – SEN Adapted Writing Resource

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell – SEN Adapted Writing Resource

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell – SEN-friendly and adapted writing resource designed to support pupils with SEN/SEND, dyslexia, EAL, lower reading ages and additional learning needs.

This accessible writing resource uses The Explorer as a stimulating context for developing essential English writing skills, with clear scaffolding, simplified instructions and differentiated activities to help learners build confidence and write successfully.

Ideal for KS2 / KS3 English, SEN English, literacy intervention, guided writing, small-group teaching, 1:1 support and mixed-ability classrooms.

Ideal for:

• SEN / SEND learners
• Lower-attaining writers
• Dyslexic learners
• EAL students
• Pupils with additional learning needs
• Learners who benefit from structured writing support
• Literacy intervention
• Small-group and 1:1 teaching
• Mixed-ability English classes

Key Features:

• SEN-friendly and accessible writing activities
• Adapted and simplified instructions
• Step-by-step writing scaffolds
• Writing frames and planning templates
• Sentence starters
• Vocabulary banks
• Modelled writing examples
• Guided writing activities
• Differentiated tasks
• Paragraph structure support
• Creative writing activities
• Descriptive writing
• Character and setting descriptions
• Narrative writing
• Extended writing opportunities
• Clear, student-friendly layouts

Students can develop key writing skills including descriptive language, characterisation, setting, vocabulary, sentence construction, paragraphing, narrative structure and extended writing through engaging activities inspired by The Explorer.

The resource is designed to reduce barriers to writing while maintaining meaningful learning and encouraging pupils to generate ideas, organise their thoughts and communicate them clearly.

Suitable for KS2 / KS3 English, SEN intervention, SEND support, literacy lessons, guided writing, adapted curriculum lessons, homework and independent writing.

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