Emergent Naming and sounding Students enjoyed

Labelling the letters of the this activity, it was

pictures alphabet. time for a change
and a chance to
connect art with
English and enjoy
their time painting.

Forming the letter c using paint.

Emergent Begin to form During their free-
String of recognizable letters. time, I asked
Letters and students questions
groups of like who could write
letters Students will be able the sound /p/ or
to link sound to write tap. Instead
letters. of writing tap Saif
wrote pat but he
recognized the
sounds and did it
independently.

Using a program on the tablet to

form letters.
Emergent Begin to form Students found this
Labelling recognizable letters. activity fun because
pictures I allowed them to
work on their own,
from sticking glue
on the paper to
pasting the cotton
balls.

Students will use the cotton balls

to paste it inside the letter i
outline.
Suggestions for the further development of early writing skills
Teach them to write their own names.
Have the students label their own work, this teaches them about being independent and
responsible.
Reflections on Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

1. What are developmental writing stages the majority of the students

in?

Most students are in the Emergent stage, some write in a string of letters, while
others enjoy copying letters or words from environmental print. Also, some
students are already writing using the Tripod grasp, and some are using the
Modified Tripod Grasp. Unfortunately, I was told that the school is focusing on
reading more than writing. Most students dont even know how to write their
names in English on their own.

2. Describe and explain two (2) suggested strategies that the teacher can use
to help the majority of the students within their developmental writing
stage.

- Provide flashcards with each students names, hand it out to them and allow
the students to copy it down until theyve got it memorized.

- Provide the students with English writing notebooks, where the students
would learn to trace the alphabets and write on the line. Students can either
work on it during English class or have it as a home-work. Every 1 or 2
weeks students will be tracing new alphabets and over time the teacher and
parents can flip the pages back to the beginning and see the students
progress, notice their improvement and compare it to their previous work.