writing - literacy development

Question 1

substitution

Answer 1

one letter swapped for another

Question 2

omission

Answer 2

unstressed sound gets missed out

Question 3

insertion

Answer 3

letters added

Question 4

grapheme cluster substitution

Answer 4

combination of letters are swapped for different letters

Question 5

read states children’s spellings are…

Answer 5

creative because they notice distinctions that adults are no longer aware of

Question 6

knolls theory stage 1
preparatory stage
up to 6 years

Answer 6

• motor skills acquired
• basic spelling system in use

Question 7

knolls theory stage 2
consolidation stage
up to 6 to 8 years

Answer 7

• written work reflects spoken language
• writing can be colloquial
• declarative mood dominates
• hypotaxis > the use of conjunctions to join clauses
• child struggles to end sentences
• sentences form emerges

Question 8

knolls theory stage 3
differentiation stage
from 8 to mid teens

Answer 8

• differences in mode become apparent to the child
• awareness of genre developments
• structure emerges
• grammar and sentences more complex

Question 9

knolls theory stage 4
integration stage
mid teen upwards

Answer 9

• vocab expanded
• spelling more accurate