Emergent writing
Emergent writing
"means that children begin to understand that writing is a form of communication and their marks on paper convey a message” (Mayer, 2007, p. 35).
"means that children begin to understand that writing is a form of communication and their marks on paper convey a message” (Mayer, 2007, p. 35).
Scribbling
Scribbling
Scribbles that the child anticipates being writing.
Wavy scribbling
Wavy scribbling
Wavy scribbles that imitate patterns or cursive writing.
Letter-like forms
Letter-like forms
Shapes and lines that imitate that of actual letters.
Letter strings
Letter strings
Letters that do not form words. Contains a mixture of lowercase and uppercase.
Transitional writing
Transitional writing
Letters that resemble words. Children now add spacing in between the letters to imitate what they see in the environment.
Phonetic spelling
Phonetic spelling
The sound of the first or last letter represents the word.
Phrase writing
Phrase writing
Words that consist of short phrases.
Conventional spelling and sentence writing
The correct spelling of words usually: Child’s name and short words and sentences such as mom, dad, cat, I am tall. etc
