Chapt 12 Writing and Reading

Question 1

Developmental Stages of Writing

Answer 1

1. Emerging
2. Developing
3. Focusing
4. Experimenting
5. Engaging
6. Extending

Question 2

Emerging Stage of Writing

Answer 2

little topic development, organization, and/or detail. Little awareness of audience. Errors prevent understanding

Question 3

Developing Stage of Writing

Answer 3

Topic begining to be developed, begining of organization, simple word choice and sentence patterns. Limited awareness of audience. Errors interfere with communication

Question 4

Focusing Stage of Writing

Answer 4

topics clear, plan apparent, sense of audience, minimal variety of sentence patterns and vocabulary, errors interrupt flow.

Question 5

Experimenting Stage of Writing

Answer 5

Topic clear and developed. Clear plan with beginning, middle, and end. Written for an audience, experiments with language and sentence patterns, Errors interrupt flow

Question 6

Engaging Stage of Writing

Answer 6

Topic well developed. Clear beginning, middle, end. Engages the reader, effective use of varied vocabulary and sentence patterns. Errors do not interfere with flow or meaning.

Question 7

Extending Stage of Writing

Answer 7

Topic fully elaborated with rich details. Organization sustains the writer’s purpose and moves reader through piece. Engages and sustains reader’s interest. Creative and novel use of language effective and varies use of sentence patterns. errors do not interfere with meaning.

Question 8

Process Approach to Writing

Answer 8

1. Prewrite
2. Composing
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Publishing

Question 9

Prewrite

Answer 9

Scaffolding - connections & schema. Imaging, brainstorming, visual graphic organizer, etc.

Question 10

Composing

Answer 10

Draft writing - getting ideas on paper

Question 11

Revising

Answer 11

Focus, structure, vocabulary diversity, plot. Recursive system of critique and revision (writer’s circles)

Question 12

Editing

Answer 12

grammar and mechanics

Question 13

Publishing

Answer 13

make writing public. Read aloud, post it, etc… ALL for RECOGNITION.

Question 14

What makes a successful reader?

Answer 14

emergent literacy competencies, word recognition or work attack skills, vocabulary development competencies, comprehension competencies.

Question 15

Word recognition and vocabulary development competencies

Answer 15

phonics
structural analysis
context clues
sight vocabulary
understanding of meaning