Stages of Developement

Question 1

What is the first stage of Kroll’s stages of development?

Answer 1

Preparation

Question 2

What is the second stage of Kroll’s stages of development?

Answer 2

Consolidation

Question 3

What is the third stage of Kroll’s stages of development?

Answer 3

Differentiation

Question 4

What age range corresponds to the Preparation stage?

Answer 4

Up to 6 years

Question 5

What age range corresponds to the Consolidation stage?

Answer 5

7/8 years

Question 6

What age range corresponds to the Integration stage?

Answer 6

Mid-teens

Question 7

What are Kroll’s four phases of children’s development?

Answer 7

1. Preparation
2. Consolidation 3. Differentiation 4. Integration

Question 8

What are the 3️⃣ characteristics of writing in Kroll’s Consoldiation stage?

Answer 8

Writing is similar to spoken language, including…
1) A more casual, colloquial register,
2) Unfinished sentences
3) Strings of clauses joined by ‘and’.

Question 9

What are the 2️⃣ features of the Differentiation stage?
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Answer 9

1) Awareness of writing as separate from speech emerges.

2) A stronger, more automatic understanding of writing for different audiences and purposes

Question 10

What age range is associated with the Differentiation stage?

Answer 10

9 to 10 years

Question 11

What characterizes Kroll’s Integration stage?

Answer 11

This stage heralds the ‘personal voice’ in writing and is characterized by evidence of controlled writing with appropriate linguistic choices.

Question 12

What age range is associated with the Integration stage?

Answer 12

Mid-teens

Question 13

What is a key feature of the Integration stage?

Answer 13

It shows evidence of controlled writing with consistent appropriate linguistic choices.

Question 14

What is the 4th Stage of Kroll’s Stages of Development?

Answer 14

Integration