CLA writing recap

Which of these is not a key word relating to Vygotsky's social constructivist view?

Grapheme is the sound of a letter.

It is important that schools teach a wide range of genres to reflect all types of writing that can be produced.

Who identified 8 stages of writing development?

Who conducted the community literacy case study?

Studies have show that active teaching of grammatical rules and concepts improves writing ability.

Which is a skill children don't need to have developed BEFORE they start writing?

Who proposed 5 spelling stages?

Studies have shown that setting targets for writing helps children improve.

If a child spells 'aeroplane' as 'arplan', what are they doing?

Pie Corbett's 'Talk for Writing' is a popular pedagogical approach used by many primary schools.

Grapheme is the symbol of a letter.

Which is the final stage of writing development?

In the UK children are introduced to writing via phonics- the explicit linking of graphemes to phonemes.

How many genres did Christie find were taught in schools in the 1990s?

At which level might there be a chance that their writing is legible and can be understood?

Which of these is not a grammatical skill?

According to Perera, in what key stage will children use punctuation to make their writing more cohesive?

There are no set requirements for what primary schools have to teach with regards writing - they can decide.

Most theorists agree that children write best when they are given the opportunity to be creative.

Who explored the importance of print awareness?

What is the most advanced form of handwriting that is assessed at KS2?

At which stage in education is writing taught officially for the first time?

Studies have shown that children improve faster when they are shown how their writing is wrong.