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Table 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

The document discusses the development of early writing skills in children. It outlines three developmental writing stages: beginning sounds emerge, strings of letters, and conventional spelling. It links the stages to supporting activities like worksheets and using sticks. It also provides suggestions for further development, such as using clay, tracing cards, and the smartboard. The reflection notes that most students are in the strings of letters stage. It recommends writing activities and playing with clay as strategies the teacher can use to help students at that stage improve their writing skills.

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Table 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

The document discusses the development of early writing skills in children. It outlines three developmental writing stages: beginning sounds emerge, strings of letters, and conventional spelling. It links the stages to supporting activities like worksheets and using sticks. It also provides suggestions for further development, such as using clay, tracing cards, and the smartboard. The reflection notes that most students are in the strings of letters stage. It recommends writing activities and playing with clay as strategies the teacher can use to help students at that stage improve their writing skills.

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Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

Table 4: Development of Early Writing Skills


Developmental
Writing Stage

Supporting Activities

Beginning
Sounds
Emerge

worksheets

Strings of
letters

using sticks

Links to the ADEC Curriculum

generate and expand ideas through shared and guided


prewriting.
use letters or approximated letters in clusters to form
words to convey meaning

use letters or approximated letters in clusters to form


words to convey meaning
use some prepositional phrases correctly when
suggesting ideas for writing

Suggestions for the further development of early writing skills


Using clay for reading.
Using tracing cards to form the letters correctly.
Using smartboard.

Reflections on Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills


1. What developmental writing stages are the majority of the students in?
Strings of letters.
2. Describe and explain two (2) suggested strategies that the teacher can use to help the
majority of the students within their developmental writing stage.
1- Writing activity, when the teacher gives children writing activities that will improve
their skills in writing. For example, worksheets.
2- Playing with clay, teacher can give children a clay to make the letter, that will
improve their knowledge of knowing the words and how to write it.

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