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Developmental Stages Of Writing

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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF WRITINGA Brief Overview

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THE STAGES

There are 8 basic developmental stages of writing. 1) Scribbling2) Letter-Like Symbols3) Strings of Letters4) Beginning Sounds Emerge5) Consonants Represent Words6) Initial, Medial and Final Sounds7) Transitional Phrases8) Standard Spelling

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STAGE 1: SCRIBBLING

Random marks on the page These marks resemble drawing. They

contain large circular patterns. This is how a young writer shows his/her

ideas

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STAGE 2: LETTER-LIKE SYMBOLS

They attempt to make some letters These tend to be randomly placed

throughout the page Letter-like and number-like symbols are

scattered together throughout They are able to tell about their drawing at

this stage.

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STAGE 3: STRINGS OF LETTERS

They begin to write some legible letters. They are beginning to understand the letter-

sound relationship but are not accurately matching most sounds

They tend to write using capital letters

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STAGE 4: BEGINNING SOUNDS EMERGE

They begin to understand the differences between letters and words but are not using spacing yet.

The message matches the picture and makes sense

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STAGE 5: CONSONANTS REPRESENT WORDS

They begin to use spaces They mix upper and lower case letters Begin to use punctuation Their sentences tell ideas

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STAGE 6: INITIAL, MEDIAL AND FINAL SOUNDS

They can spell some sight words correctly They may be able to spell sibling’s name and

environmental print correctly Other words are spelled how they sound Their writing becomes readable

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STAGE 7: TRANSITIONAL PHRASES

Writing is readable Their spelling is becoming more conventional

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STAGE 8: STANDARD SPELLING

They can spell most words correctly They are beginning to understand root words,

compound words and contractions. This understanding helps them to spell words

that are similar

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RESOURCES

http://www.learningtowrite.ecsd.net/stages%20of%20writing.htm

http://www.isd300.k12.mn.us/ES/kinder/KINDERGARTEN%20INFORMATION/Stages%20of%20Writing.pdf

media.doe.in.gov/exceptional/.../Developmental_Writing_Stages.doc