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Competency 013: Writing Conventions The teacher understands that the conventions of writing in English and provides instruction that helps children develop proficiency in using writing conventions. Domain II: English L.A. & Reading.
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Competency 013: Writing Conventions The teacher understands that the conventions of writing in English and provides instruction that helps children develop proficiency in using writing conventions. Domain II: English L.A. & Reading Rosado, L.A. (2008). The Best Teachers' Test Preparation for the TExES 103 Bilingual Generalist EC-4. USA: Research and Education Association.
Print carries meaning & conveys a message Spoken words can be written & preserved English reading/writing follows a direction: left to right & top to bottom Using dictionaries to find translations Spelling, Phonological & Alphabetic Awareness (Rosado, 2008)
English has a sound-symbol correspondence that is inconsistent • Spoken language can be used as a foundation for spelling (phonics) Spelling, Phonological & Alphabetic Awareness (Rosado, 2008)
Drawing • Beginning of children’s attempt to convey a message in written form • Guide students to add words to their drawings • Scribbling • Children pretend they are writing • Develop letter-like symbols Stages of Spelling (Rosado, 2008)
Pseudo Letters • Attempts to create forms that resemble letters • No identifiable letters • Child is aware that alphabet contains characters of diff. shapes • Random Letters • Creates individual letters from alphabet in an attempt to create words • No phonetic spelling yet Stages of Spelling (Rosado, 2008)
Invented Spelling • Child tries to connect sounds (phonemes) with letters (graphemes) • Phonetic spelling is represented by a single letter or a series of letters • Transitional Spelling • Begin noticing visual clues & develop knowledge of word structure • Sight word training=essential Stages of Spelling (Rosado, 2008)
Conventional Spelling • Spell most words using conventional spelling • Have problems w/ consonant digraphs, homonyms, contractions, compound words, prefixes , suffixes, & others. Stages of Spelling (Rosado, 2008)
Dictate idea or complete a story Use initial sounds in writing Use picture, scribbles, symbols, letters, or known words to communicate a message Understand that writing symbolizes speech Emerging Writers (Rosado, 2008)
Understand that written message remains the same after each time it’s read • Incorporate feedback in revising & editing their own writing • Begin to use conventional grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation Early Writers (Rosado, 2008)
Use prewriting strategies to achieve their purposes • Address topic or write prompt creatively & independently • Organize writing to include a beginning, middle & end • Produce many genres of writing Newly Fluent Writers (Rosado, 2008)
Model effective writing • Introduce writing samples • Teach importance of punctuation • Assess students’ writing to identify common problems across the group. Strategies for Writing (Rosado, 2008)