Barclay

Question 1

what are barclay’s stages of children’s writing

Answer 1

scribbling, mock handwriting, mock letters, conventional letters, invented spelling, phonetic spelling, conventional spelling

Question 2

what is the scribbling stage of children’s writing

Answer 2

random mark making

Question 3

what is the mock handwriting stage of children’s writing

Answer 3

resembles writing and often used with images

Question 4

what is the mock letters stage of children’s writing

Answer 4

letter like shapes emerge that resemble alphabet

Question 5

what is the conventional letters stage of children’s writing

Answer 5

strings of letters to represent words and sentences

Question 6

what is the invented spelling stage of children’s writing

Answer 6

conventional letters appear but may not be easily understood

Question 7

what is the phonetic spelling stage of children’s writing

Answer 7

PGC is evident, clear links to phonics strategies

Question 8

what is the conventional spelling stage of children’s writing

Answer 8

spelling becomes more standard