Theorists

Question 1

What did James Britton (1975) do?

Answer 1

He created a model of writing development through the study of purposes behind writing

Question 2

What did James Britton argue?

Answer 2

That the initial key function of language is expressive, resembles speech and is used for sharing preferences

Question 3

How did James Britton believe children started to write? How did they eventually start to write?

Answer 3

Started in a poetic way such as fictional or creative writing and eventually write in a transactional way such as leaflets, essays and accounts

Question 4

child language - writing

What did Katherine Perera propose?

Answer 4

Classifying texts as chronological and non chronological

Question 5

What did Katherine Perera believe chronological texts relied on?

Answer 5

Verbs and linking ideas using connectives

Question 6

What did Katherine Perera believe non-chronological texts rely on?

Answer 6

Making logical connections between ideas which makes them more challenging than chronological texts

Question 7

What did Wray et al (1989) believe was more purposeful than writing at school?

Answer 7

Writing for an actual reason at home as part of everyday activities instead of for the sake of doing it