Child Language Acquisition: Writing Flashcards
Name the 5 spelling stages.
Pre-phonemic, Semi-phonemic, Phonetic, Transitional and Conventional.
What are the features of the pre-phonemic stage?
Pretend writing/ scribbling.
Some shapes could be made out.
What are the features of the semi-phonemic stage?
Certain shapes represent sounds, children may use this to write sentences.
What are the features of the phonetic stage?
Understanding phonemes are represented by graphemes.
The child will write more complete words.
What are the features of the transitional stage?
Awareness of combinations of letters and patterns
e.g. the magic E rule.
What are the features of the conventional stage?
Spelling most words correctly.
Name the 7 spelling error categories.
Insertion, Omission, Substitution, Transposition, Phonetic Spelling, Over/under generalisation and Salient sounds.
What is insertion?
Adding extra letters to a word.
What is omission?
Missing out letters from a word.
What is substitution?
Substituting one letter for another.
What is transposition?
Reversing the correct order of letters.
What is phonetic spelling?
Using how we sound out words, to guess the letters.
What is under generalisation?
Only applying a rule in a specific context.
What is over generalisation?
Applying a rule where it is inappropriate to do so.
What is salient sounds?
Writing only the key sounds.