CLA Written - Theorists (Paper 1) Flashcards
What 4 concepts does Clay believe children must grasp?
Signs
Messages
Space
Direction
What are the 7 stages Barclays highlighted children must progess through (handwriting) ?
Squigles
Mock handwriting
Mock letters -
Conventional - letters and phoneme grapheme correspondence
Invented spelling - kids spell phoenticaly
Appropriate spelling - inc compound sentences
Correct spelling
What were the 4 writing aqusition stages which Kroll highlighted?
Prepatory
Consolidation
Differentiation
Integration
Explain the preapatory stage (the 1st writing aqusition stage which Kroll highlighted)
Occurs at 18 months - 6 years, the child aquires basic motor skills like holding a pen a basic rules of spelling
Explain the consolidation stage (the 2nd writing acquisition stage which Kroll highlighted)
Occurs at 6-8 years, writing is speech like sentences which are usally short and declerative
Explain the differentation (The 3th writing acquisition stage which Kroll highlighted)
Occurs 8-16 years. Child can differentiate between spoken
and written modes. Control and mastery of SPAG grows.
Explain the integration (The 4th writing acquisition stage which Kroll highlighted)
Occurs at 16+. Child can write with almost complete accuracy of
SPAG. Writing is individual and personal.
What are the 5 stages of spelling Gentry highlighted?
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
What is grapheme-phoneme correspondence?
When phonemes match the letters
For ex- Dog has GPC whilst gnome does not
What does Pahl argue about the effect of the media on a childs linquistic and litterary development?
He argues that media is incredibly i fluental at shaping a childs use of literacy and language
Explain the process approach (Flower and Hayes 1980)?
They view writing as a constatant proceeds involving drafting, revising and editing rather than viewing English as a one time product
Explain the theory of Parental involvement in determining a childs writing skills
Parent-child writing interactions such as shared writing positively impact a child’s writing ability
What were the 4 categories thar Rothery and Labov claimed children write in?
Narrativies - a story
Reports - factual accounts
Recounts - chronological recollections
Observations
What was necessary for a narrative accourding to Labov? (4 steps)
Orientation
Complication
Resolution
Coda - (coming back to the real world)
What 3 stages of Writing did Brition highlight?
Expressive –> poetic –> transactional
What did Briton mean with Childrens ‘expressive’ writting? (And how does it link to Piaget’s ego centric stage)
A child first learns to write with expresiveness, meaning that its a first person expression of self
What did Briton mean with Childrens ‘poetic’ writting?
The second stage of a childs writing, they move into imaginative storys etc focused on imagery
What did Briton mean with Childrens ‘transactional’ writting?
The child learns that writing can fuffil a purpose and can be less personal
E.g. writing a job application etc
How does the National Curriculum influence a child’s writing development? (Against creativity)
The Goverment provide expected standards (e.g focus on accuracy) and schools are required to teach it
E.g legal requirement for 6 and 7 year olds to be able to proof read their own SPAG
What does Rickford say about CL rules (against creativity)
Rules are necessary in learning how to write
What did Torrance say about assesements for children? (against creativity)
Assesments lead to better writing and accuracy is important
What did Crystal say about rules in CL writing? (For creativity)
Writing rules can make children feel as if they are in a jail house
What did Briton say about rules in CL writing? (For creativity)
He argued they were bad, as children need creative freedom in order to learn to write
What do Goouch and Lambirth say about testing and the effects on a child? (Against Skinners ‘behaviourism’)
That a childs self-esteme will suffer if they are told their writing is ‘wrong’ and won’t actually benifit - goes against Skinners idea of punishment
