Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Scripps National Spelling Bee wikipedia , lookup
German orthography reform of 1996 wikipedia , lookup
Spelling of Shakespeare's name wikipedia , lookup
American and British English spelling differences wikipedia , lookup
English-language spelling reform wikipedia , lookup
Stages of Writing Development These stages represent a way of looking at writing development in children. All stages overlap and children progress and reach writing stages at many different ages. The development of early writing skills is another aspect of your child's emergent literacy development. Research shows children progress in mark making in a certain order. First, side to side, then up and down, then cross, then a circle, then a square, then a triangle, diagonal writing is the hardest for little hands to make and we look for children to be able to draw a diamond shape with one smooth movement as an indicator of readiness for writing. Regardless of which stage your child is at, writing development can be enhanced through being encouraged to write on a regular basis. Children should never be discouraged from exploring writing by the means they are able to do, whether it be scribbling, letter strings, invented spelling, or conventional spelling. Stage Uses drawing to stand for writing Believes that drawings / writing is communication of a purposeful message Read their drawings as if there were writing on them. Preliterate: Scribbling Scribbles but intends it as writing. Scribbling resembles writing. Preliterate: Drawing example Holds and uses pencil like an adult. Early Emergent: Letter-like forms Shapes in writing actually resemble letters. Shapes are not actually letters. Look like poorly formed letters, but are unique creations. Emergent: Randomletters or letter strings Uses letter sequences perhaps learned from his/her name May write the same letters in many ways. Long strings of letters in random order. Will then begin to use initial letters of each word to write a sentence. Transitional: Writing via invented spelling Creates own spelling when conventional spelling is not known by applying limited phonic knowledge One letter may represent an entire syllable. Vowels often missed. Words may overlay. May not use proper spacing. As writing matures, more words are spelled conventionally As writing matures, perhaps only one or two letters invented or omitted. Fluency: Conventional spelling Usually resembles adult writing How can you help Write for your children – You teach by modelling good practice. Write with your children - Here is where correct spelling and grammar does not need to be enforced. We do not want to discourage children from trying. Write about meaningful things. Go for a walk. Write what you saw. If someone visited write about that. Allow them to share the pen, write letters or words they know. Provide opportunities to write. When children draw a picture write what they tell you about it, in their words, to show what they say can be translated into words.