Stages of writing

I've previously written about the Developmental Stage of Drawing as I find these stages in development endlessly fascinating. I recently discovered the Developmental Stage of Writing. I love this chart below as it isn't about what age your child is, but rather where your child is developmentally. It can help us understand where our child is at and what stage they are going into. Source: First seen at Destination Kindergarten, also available at West Hartford Public Schools. My child has just…

Learning to write is much more complicated than we think. After all, most people can write so what is so difficult about it? It's second nature to most of us, yet take some time to look at yourself when you write. What muscles are you using? Switch hands and see if you can manage writing with your other hand. This may give you some idea of the level of control required to make meaningful marks on paper. Building muscle strength and learning to control those muscles is an integral part of…

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Writing in preschool is often debated. While writing on lines and worksheets is not developmentally appropriate, real authentic writing should be encouraged. And it's not just me that has this view. Research for over the past 10 years has supported writing in preschool classrooms. So what is research saying? and why is writing in preschool crucial for your child's education? Emergent writing (early stages of writing) skills are important predictors of children's future reading and writing…

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Developmental Progression of Children's Writing http://www.heidisongs.com/Free_Downloads/assets/Stages_Of_Childs_Writing.pdf I would add that at the end of stage 4, before stage 5 is when handwriting instruction [for capital letters] is the most valuable. We want our kids to have efficient motor habits to last a lifetime, and this is when they develop!

Stream of Consciousness Writing Workshop by Karen Tyrrell at Write Links, children's writers, Brisbane. Connect with your subconscious.

Pencil grasp refers to how a child holds a pencil during writing activities. Here are the developmental stages of pencil grasp development.

A WikiHow page on “How to Keep a Notebook:” Step 1: Decide the purpose for your notebook. Will you write down your inventions? Will you write ideas for the screenplay, novel, poems you will someday write? Will you write down thoughts and ideas related to a particular project? Or do you simply want to have … Continue reading How To Keep a Notebook →