Child Language Acuisition - Literacy Flashcards
What are the 7 main types of spelling error?
- insertion
- omission
- substitution
- transposition
- phonetic spelling
- over/under generalisation
- salient sounds
Give an example of insertion
“Off” for “of”
Give an example of omission
“Ocurring” for “occurring”
Give an example of substitution
“Definate” for “definite”
Give an example of transposition
“Lable” for “label”
Give an example of phonetic spelling
“Fink” for “think”
Give an example of over generalisation of spelling rules
“Publick” for “public”
What is missing out salient sounds?
The key sound. Missing out the vowel
What are 7 Barclays stages of writing?
SMMCSPC
Scribbling
Mock handwriting
Mock letters
Conventional letters
Semi phonetic
Phonetic
Competent
What are Kroll’s four phases of children development?
Preparation
Consolidation
Differentiation
Integration
What is Kroll’s phase “preparation” ?
Basic motor skills are acquired alongside some principles of spelling. UP TO 6 YEARS
What is Kroll’s phase “consolidation” ?
Writing is similar to spoken language (including a casual colloquial register / strings of sentence joined by “and”)
What is Kroll’s phase “differentiation”
Awareness of writing as SEPARATE from speech emerges. A stronger understanding of writing audiences and purposes
What is Kroll’s phase “integration” ?
Heralds the ‘personal voice’ in writing
Characterised by controlled writing with appropriate linguistic choices being consistently made
What is lexicogrammar?
Describes how children don’t make word choices in isolation, groupings of words in formulaic structures
