Child Writing Unit

Child Writing Unit

1. Theories

   • Barry Krollis: Phrases of writing development
     • Preparation (up to 6)
     • Consolidation (7/8)
     • Integration (teens)
     • Differentiation (9/10)
   • James Britton's 3 modes of writing
     • Expressive
     • Poetic
     • Transactional
   • Rothery's categories of writing
     • Observation/comment
     • Recount
     • Report
     • Narrative

2. Spelling Errors

   • Insertion= adding extra letters
   • Omission= leaving out letters
   • Phonetic= spelling word exactly as it sounds
   • Substitution= substituting one letter for another
   • Transposition= reversing correct order of letters in word
   • Over generalisation
   • Under generalisation
   • Salient sounds= only key sounds written

3. Grammer

   • Punctuation use
   • Syntax (sentences)
   • Spellings
   • Paragraphing
   • Tenses (auxiliary verbs)

4. Emergent Writing

   • authorship, legibility, motor skills, lower/upper case, text image cohesion, semiotic understanding, directionality, ascenders (above), descenders (below)