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Children in the classroom can have various barriers that can present challenges to writing a 500 Words story but with special care and tools, teachers can bring down those barriers.

Meet Marco, a student who has an abundance of creativity but has struggles get those ideas down to paper. Marco has individual needs and benefits from one to one support from a special support assistant, Mrs Bowler, who sits with Marco to develop his stories.

Mrs Bowler and Mr Hunt both teach at an inclusive school in Greater Manchester that aims to develop new ways of teaching for children that don't necessarily benefit from traditional teaching methods.

This year, Marco will be entering 500 Words with the help of Mrs Bowler and they've sat down to share how they plan to do so. You can use these tips from Mr Hunt and Mrs Bowler to encourage children who may have similar needs to Marco in your class to write their own 500 Words story.

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