EMERGENT WRITING Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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What is emergent writing
A
Children’s early scribble writing - stage of literacy development
2
Q
Ascender
A
Typographical feature - portion of the letter goes above the usual height for letters in any font
3
Q
Descender
A
Where the writing goes below the baseline
4
Q
Why is understanding register important
A
Important in order to meet genre conventions, we must learn VOCAB choices and GRAMMATICAL constructions contributing to the OVERALL TONE
5
Q
What do children have to learn
A
- recognition that writing has an audience
- using recognisable discourse and genre conventions
- manipulating language to achieve specific purposes
- combining words and sentences conveying ideas
6
Q
Name the 7 stages to writing
A
- drawing
- letter - like forms
- copied letters
- child’s name and string of letters
- words
6.sentences - text
