The Process of Writing Development (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Pre-literate stage: age & key understanding
Pre-literate stage: age & key understanding
Age 3; child understands writing is meaningful
Alphabet writing stage: age & characteristic
Alphabet writing stage: age & characteristic
Age 4; awareness writing has distinct letter shapes
Transitional phase: key principle learned
Transitional phase: key principle learned
Alphabetic principle - relationship between sounds & letters
What is invented spelling?
What is invented spelling?
Child creates spellings based on sound-letter understanding
Phonological awareness & segmentation
Phonological awareness & segmentation
Ability to identify & work with individual sounds in words
Phonetic phase (age 6): what children attempt
Phonetic phase (age 6): what children attempt
Represent all sounds in a word with corresponding letters
Consolidation phase: age range & focus
Consolidation phase: age range & focus
Ages 6-9; learning conventional spelling rules & patterns
Automaticity in mature writing
Automaticity in mature writing
Focusing on what to say, not mechanics of how to write it
Scaffolding in writing development
Scaffolding in writing development
Providing support, then gradually reducing as child improves
Role of reading in writing development
Role of reading in writing development
Helps children observe sentence structure & spelling patterns