My Repretation Of Writing And Writing Skills

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My interpretation of the writing sample
I can sleep
I can wake
I can dam
I can cut wood
I can cuddle
I like pizza and pasta sauce

This essay provides an analysis of a writing sample from a foundation literacy learner at the beginning developmental stage in their spelling and writing skills. (reference). Overview of your analysis, which is what you will address and expand on in your body paragraphs. Cite the theories.. and strategies of foundation literacy and language development AND state the teaching and learning strategies you will use in your classroom activities to develop this child’s writing.

“The art of becoming a proficient writer is a developmental process and occurs over a long period of time” (Winch, Johnston, March, Ljungdahl, Holiday, 2010. p271.) The purpose of this essay is to analyse a sample of handwriting from a foundation, prep level students. Drawing on a number of sources to explain the developmental stage in their spelling and writing skills. Beginning with an overview of this writing sample, from which this essay will focus on her spelling, sentence structure, letter formation, and awareness of the genre, before making an analysis of her writing as a whole, and determining her level of development against Australian Victorian Essential Learning Standards (AusVELS) levels.

This writing sample consists of one paragraph written over … sentences, as her teacher has dated them as they were marked. In this transcription, the teacher’s corrections are supplied in parenthesis after the corrected word.

I can sleep
I can wake
I can dam
I can cu wood
I can cuddle
I like piz and pes soo

This piece of writing is - . The statements are about him or herself and the things he/she can do.

The spelling attempts tha...

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...ontext: Strategies for teachers and learners. Berkshire: NFER-Nelson.

Swan, C. (2009). Teaching strategies for literacy in the Early Years. Norwood: Australian
Literacy Educators' Association.

Topfer, C., & Arendt, D. (2010). Guided thinking for effective spelling. Carlton South:
Curriculum Corporation.

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2012). The Australian Curriculum in Victoria: AUSVELS. http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/: VCAA.

Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. USA: Harvard University Press.

Winch, G., Johnston, R. R., March, P., Ljungdahl, L., & Holliday, M. (Eds.). (2010). Literacy: Reading, writing, and children's literature (4th ed.). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

Wing Jan, L. (2005). Write ways: Modeling writing forms. Sth Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

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