CLA | Written language- key theories and concepts Flashcards
According to Reah, what is environmental writing?
When children begin to assign meaning to symbols.
According to Reah, what is emergent writing?
Children begin to understand that writing is a form of communication and their marks on paper convey a message.
According to Reah, what is directionality in writing?
When children understand that way letters are formed.
What is a digraph?
Two graphemes together which make one sound.
Name some common errors children make with writing.
They spell phonetically, linked to accent. They also use one letter to indicate a syllable and they omit vowels.
What is an ascender?
Portion of a letter which goes above the usual height of
letters in any font.
Name Barclay’s seven stages of children’s writing. (In order)
Scribbling- mock hand writing- mock letters- conventional letters- invented spelling- phonetic spelling- conventional spelling.
According to Barclay, what is scribbling?
These are random marks on a page.
According to Barclay, what is mock hand writing?
This often appears with drawings. Children produce lines of wavy scribbles.
According to Barclay, what are mock letters?
Children make letter-like shapes that resemble conventional alphabet letters.
According to Barclay, what are conventional letters?
a string of letters across a page that a child reads as a sentence.
According to Barclay, what is invented spelling?
Clustered letters that represent words.
According to Barclay what is phonetic spelling?
Children begin to associate sounds with the letters.
According to Barclay, what is conventional spelling?
The child’s approximated spellings become more and more conventional.
What were Kroll’s four stages of written development?
The preparatory stage, the consolidation stage, differentiation stage, integration stage.
