CLA Written - Theorists

Question 1

What 4 concepts does Clay believe children must grasp?

Answer 1

Signs
Messages
Space
Direction

Question 2

What are the 7 stages Barclays highlighted children must progess through (handwriting) ?

Answer 2

Squigles

Mock handwriting

Mock letters -

Conventional - letters and phoneme grapheme correspondence

Invented spelling - kids spell phoenticaly

Appropriate spelling - inc compound sentences

Correct spelling

Question 3

What were the 4 writing aqusition stages which Kroll highlighted?

Answer 3

Prepatory

Consolidation

Differentiation

Integration

Question 4

Explain the preapatory stage (the 1st writing aqusition stage which Kroll highlighted)

Answer 4

Occurs at 18 months - 6 years, the child aquires basic motor skills like holding a pen a basic rules of spelling

Question 5

Explain the consolidation stage (the 2nd writing acquisition stage which Kroll highlighted)

Answer 5

Occurs at 6-8 years, writing is speech like sentences which are usally short and declerative

Question 6

Explain the differentation (The 3th writing acquisition stage which Kroll highlighted)

Answer 6

Occurs 8-16 years. Child can differentiate between spoken
and written modes. Control and mastery of SPAG grows.

Question 7

Explain the integration (The 4th writing acquisition stage which Kroll highlighted)

Answer 7

Occurs at 16+. Child can write with almost complete accuracy of
SPAG. Writing is individual and personal.

Question 8

What are the 5 stages of spelling Gentry highlighted?

Answer 8

Non alphabetic - random signs

Semi-phonetic : letters to represent whole words, dirrectionaly and phoneme grapheme corresepodence is gained

Phonetic : writing is phonetic

Transitional : phonetic and correct spellings including silent letters

Conventional : correct spelling

Question 9

What is grapheme-phoneme correspondence?

Answer 9

When phonemes match the letters

For ex- Dog has GPC whilst gnome does not

Question 10

What does Pahl argue about the effect of the media on a childs linquistic and litterary development?

Answer 10

He argues that media is incredibly i fluental at shaping a childs use of literacy and language

Question 11

Explain the process approach (Flower and Hayes 1980)?

Answer 11

They view writing as a constatant proceeds involving drafting, revising and editing rather than viewing English as a one time product

Question 12

Explain the theory of Parental involvement in determining a childs writing skills

Answer 12

Parent-child writing interactions such as shared writing positively impact a child’s writing ability