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Young Children Learning to Young Children Learning to WriteWrite

An An XplorashunXplorashun of of PhormPhorm& & PhunkshunsPhunkshuns

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The Scribbling and Drawing The Scribbling and Drawing StageStage

The PreThe Pre--phonemic Stagephonemic StageThe Early Phonemic StageThe Early Phonemic StageThe LetterThe Letter--Naming StageNaming Stage

The Transitional StageThe Transitional Stage

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The Scribbling and The Scribbling and Drawing Stage Drawing Stage ––

Figure 2.6: Laura’s Figure 2.6: Laura’s Scribbles*Scribbles*

Exploration of SpaceExploration of SpaceExploration of FormExploration of FormExploration of MediaExploration of Media

Exploration of Exploration of FunctionFunction

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Figure 2.7: Laura’s Figure 2.7: Laura’s Discovery*Discovery*

Representing Representing Meaning Using Meaning Using Dualistic Signs:Dualistic Signs:

SymbolsSymbolsFiguresFigures

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Figure 2.8: Laura’s Figure 2.8: Laura’s Cursive List*Cursive List*

SymbolsSymbolsConnectednessConnectednessL L --> R> RT T --> B> BFill the SpaceFill the Space

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The The Scribbling Scribbling

and and Drawing Drawing

StageStage

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Figure 2.9: Laura’s Figure 2.9: Laura’s Dualistic Symbol Dualistic Symbol System Matured*System Matured*

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Figure 2.10: Cody’s Figure 2.10: Cody’s Thank You Note*Thank You Note*

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The PreThe Pre--phonemic phonemic Stage Stage -- Figure Figure 2.11: Chandra’s 2.11: Chandra’s

Letter StringLetter StringWhat does this What does this

say?say?What did I What did I

write?write?

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The PreThe Pre--phonemic phonemic StageStage

Holds immediate Holds immediate meanings and meanings and

intentions.intentions.

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The Early The Early Phonemic Stage:Phonemic Stage:

Letters Letters represent represent

soundssoundsUses 1Uses 1--2 Upper2 Upper--Case Consonant Case Consonant

LettersLetters

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The Early The Early Phonemic Stage:Phonemic Stage:Our Car Broke Our Car Broke DownDownMy baby was My baby was with me last with me last nightnightI know youI know you

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The Early The Early Phonemic Stage:Phonemic Stage:There was a There was a beautiful housebeautiful house

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The LetterThe Letter--Naming Naming StageStage

Use of more Use of more than 1than 1--2 2

consonantsconsonantsAddition of one Addition of one or more vowels or more vowels

soundssounds

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The LetterThe Letter--Naming Naming StageStage

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The LetterThe Letter--Naming Naming StageStage

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The LetterThe Letter--Naming Naming StageStage

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The Transitional StageThe Transitional StageWriting looks like Writing looks like

EnglishEnglishSpellings use sound Spellings use sound to symbol spellings to symbol spellings

mixed with mixed with conventional conventional

spellingsspellingsOver generalize Over generalize

spelling spelling rules/patternsrules/patterns

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The Transitional The Transitional Stage: First Stage: First

Grader’s StoryGrader’s Story/i/ = /e/ & /i/ /i/ = /e/ & /i/

soundssoundsExploring text Exploring text

directional directional formattingformatting

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The Transitional The Transitional Stage: First Stage: First

Grader’s StoryGrader’s Story

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The Transitional The Transitional Stage: First Stage: First

Grader’s Note to Grader’s Note to Stay in from Stay in from

RecessRecessA lesson in A lesson in language language

pragmatics: pragmatics: Getting what Getting what

you want!you want!

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The Transitional The Transitional Stage: Second Stage: Second

Grader’s Note to Grader’s Note to ParentsParents

When Writing Really Matters!When Writing Really Matters!

The Day My Mom Dide

By

Crystal Greenhaugh

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When I was two years old and my brother was 1. My

mom was giting sick.

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My mom was getting cancer.

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Cancer is a disease that eats your body.

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When my mom was in the hospitl I cep on asking

where my mom was. My Dad said this room.

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Then one day my mom dide.

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Her gerave is in Nephi.

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I love my MOM.

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But now I have a new mom and I love her too.

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““It is tremendously important that we, as It is tremendously important that we, as teachers of writing, fill ourselves with teachers of writing, fill ourselves with

memories of time when writing mattered to memories of time when writing mattered to us…and that we let our teaching be informed us…and that we let our teaching be informed

by those memories.by those memories.

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Words Their Way: Word Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Study for Phonics,

Vocabulary and Spelling Vocabulary and Spelling InstructionInstruction(Insert CD ROM)(Insert CD ROM)

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