Learning To Write Flashcards
Barclay stage 1
scribbling
Random marks, unrelated to letters/numbers
Focus of motor skills and hand-eye coord
Often speak about what they’re writing
Barclay stage 2
Mock handwriting
Practice drawing shapes
Pseudo letters
Barclay stage 3
Mock letters
Random letters
No awareness of spacing, or sounds associated with symbols
Barclays stage 4
Conventional letters
Children match sounds with symbols
Spacing is unlikely
Stage 5 Barclay
Invented spelling
Words spelled phonetically
Similar words spelled correctly
Stage 6 barclay
Appropriate spelling
sentences become more complex
Standardisation
Legibility
Stage 7 Barclay
Correct spelling
Kroll 18months
Preparatory stage
Develop motor skills
Basics of spelling system
Kroll
6-8 years
Consolidation stage Writing same as speech Colloquialisms Short declarations Familiar conjunctions Difficulty finishing sentences
Kroll
Age 8 - mid teens
Differentiation stage Aware of difference between written and spoken Genres Structure Complex grammar and sentence structure Accurate, consistent punctuation
Kroll
Mid teens upwards
Integration stage More accurate writing Change in style Narrative and descriptive Personal writing style