Writing Acquisition Theorists (CLA)

Question 1

(WRITING) 4 Stages of Development

Answer 1

Kroll Main Points
- 1981
- PREPARATORY STAGE - 4 to 7 years (basic motor skills and spelling principles)
- CONSOLIDATION STAGE - 7 to 9 years (reflects speech, colloquialisms, unjoined sentences)
- DIFFERENTIATION STAGE - 9+ years (errors are common, more diverse and fuller, develops own style, needs guidance, awareness of editing
- INTEGRATION STAGE - 14+ (stylistic choices)

Question 2

(WRITING) 7 Stages of Development

Answer 2

Barclay Main Points
- SCRIBBLING (random, encouragement needed)
- MOCK HANDWRITING (resembles cursive writing)
- MOCK LETTERS (letter-like shapes, conventional)
- CONVENTIONAL LETTERS (first words, name, directionality)
- INVENTED SPELLING (phonetic, word clusters, conventional letters)
- PHONETIC APPROXIMATED SPELLING (associate sound with letters)
- CONVENTIONAL SPELLING - (more accurate)

Question 3

(Genre) Early Writing Categories

Answer 3

Rothery Main Points
- OBSERVATION/COMMENT (writer makes an observation and an evaluative comment)
- RECOUNT (a chronological sequence of events - written subjectively and follows predictive structure)
- REPORT (a non-chronological, factual and objective description of events or things)
- NARRATIVE (generally follows Labov’s structure)

Question 4

(GENRE) Modes of Writing

Answer 4

Britton Main Points:
- EXPRESSIVE (resembles speech, 1st person and based on personal preference)
- POETIC (crafting and shaping language - creative and editing - phonological and descriptive devices)
- TRANSACTIONAL - (secondary school, disassociated speech from writing, academic impersonal tone, formal structure)

Question 5

(GENRE) Modes of Writing (2)

Answer 5

Perera Main Points
- CHRONOLOGICAL (reply on action words, link ideas with conclusions)
- NON-CHRONOLOGICAL (rely on logical connections between ideas)