Writing


 * //Writing//**

Learning to write involves learning to use a pencil, to hold it properly and create letters, words and sentences to convey meaning to others. (Hill 2006 pg 279)

There is a big difference in spoken language to written language. This being part of the struggle for early development of writing. In speech, short sentences with gestures provide all the information however in the written language to portray the same message moredetail is required.

__Sign Principle.__

Children realise that signs and symbols stand for something.

__Flexibility Principal.__

A realisation that some letters are allowable and some are not. __Linear Principal.__

Directionality, left-to-right. To read across the page.

__Space between Words.__

Maintain a consistance space between words.


 * //Writing Stages//**

__Beginning Writing.__

Begining to write is often communicated through drawings. This helps to communicate the message. Writing can happen through scribble like lines, large circle shapes and may proceed left to right. This happens due to exploration into observed adult cursive writing. Verbal communication is also another form of communicating when learing to write.

__Early-emergent Writing.__

The exploration of drawings or letters are used to represent words.

__Emergent Writing.__

Emergent writing consists of letter-like shapes. Letters begin to represent sounds in words and strings of repeated letters can be identified. Spaces in between words and writing can appear in lines form left-to right.

__Early Writing.__

Invented spelling, repetition of pharses and sentences occurs. Letters can represent syllables, while spacing between words becomes more consistent. The differences between lower case and capital letters is apparent.

__Transitional Writing.__

The volume of writing increases and repetitive sentences and phrases increase. Punctuation is well developed.

__Extending Writing.__

Extended writing involes the use of punctuation,accurate spelling and children developing the use of different text types for different audiences.