CLA writing terms

Question 1

scaffolding

Answer 1

the assistance from an MKO

Question 2

literacy

Answer 2

individual’s development of reading + writing skills

Question 3

Tripod grip

Answer 3

way of holding pen

Question 4

gross motor skills/ fine motor skills

Answer 4

larger movements/ finer movements

Question 5

directionality

Answer 5

ability to change direction of the pen

Question 6

linearity

Answer 6

writing top to bottom, left to right

Question 7

modelling

Answer 7

MKO demonstrates the language

Question 8

environmental print

Answer 8

language print in your environment

Question 9

phoneme-grapheme correspondance

Answer 9

sound of letter to letters representing that sound

Question 10

cold writing + hot writing

Answer 10

• start writing without any practise prior knowledge
• repeat the task but it acts as practise

Question 11

Synthetic phonics

Answer 11

Child is taught individual phonemes independantly, synthesis the phonemes to put them together

Question 12

Analytic phonics

Answer 12

Child is taught to break down the word into key sections

Question 13

Cognitive load

Answer 13

Working memory only holds a finite amount of info so avoid overloading it

Question 14

Constructivism

Answer 14

learner’s construct knowledge rather than passive intake, new info is incorporate into existing schema