A Framework for Understanding Early Writing Development
Review a framework for teachers to evaluate and understand the writing that young children produce.
Resources here can help teachers and caregivers promote learning skills related to recognizing and naming letters, associating sounds with each letter, and progressing from marks and drawing to forming letters.
Alphabet knowledge and early writing make up one of the five key skills, or the Big 5, in the Planned Language Approach. Resources on the other Big 5 skills cover background knowledge, book knowledge and print concepts, oral language and vocabulary, and phonological awareness.
Review a framework for teachers to evaluate and understand the writing that young children produce.
Explore resources related to alphabet knowledge and early writing skills in young children, as well as support strategies for parents and families. See how the skills develop through the eyes of kindergartener Joan.
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