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=** Development and Teaching of Writing **=

When children begin to write, they experiment with different symbols and drawings. Their writing progresses from beginning, early emergent, emergent, early, transitional and extending (Hill, 2006, pp 283-286). Writing has a heavy influence on a child’s reading as they have to stop and think about what they are actually writing down. As a child’s writing develops, they begin to proofread, revise, and edit. They also become more aware of punctuation, grammar, handwriting and different language features. The most important aspect on teaching children to write is making sure they see a purpose for their writing. The ways a teacher can scaffold a child’s writing is, modeled writing, shared writing, interactive writing, guided writing, and independent writing (Hill, 2006, pg 299). The six main different genres, that can be read and written, are recount, narrative, procedure, explanation, report and argument. These genres all have different framework and language features (Hill, 2006, pp 314-316).



(Hill, S 2006, //Developing Early Literacy: Assessment and teaching//, Eleanor Curtain Publishing, Prahran) Picture - http://www.inkymess.com/inky.php?id=91