This document provides information about early literacy development in young children and strategies for encouraging literacy skills at home. It discusses the typical stages of drawing and writing development in children ages 15 months to 5 years. These include random scribbling, controlled scribbling, lines and patterns, and pictures of objects. The document recommends making art a regular part of playtime, noticing the process over the product, experimenting with art materials, and displaying children's art and writing to encourage literacy. It also discusses how language relates to literacy and developing writing skills.
This document provides information about early literacy development in young children and strategies for encouraging literacy skills at home. It discusses the typical stages of drawing and writing development in children ages 15 months to 5 years. These include random scribbling, controlled scribbling, lines and patterns, and pictures of objects. The document recommends making art a regular part of playtime, noticing the process over the product, experimenting with art materials, and displaying children's art and writing to encourage literacy. It also discusses how language relates to literacy and developing writing skills.
This document provides information about early literacy development in young children and strategies for encouraging literacy skills at home. It discusses the typical stages of drawing and writing development in children ages 15 months to 5 years. These include random scribbling, controlled scribbling, lines and patterns, and pictures of objects. The document recommends making art a regular part of playtime, noticing the process over the product, experimenting with art materials, and displaying children's art and writing to encourage literacy. It also discusses how language relates to literacy and developing writing skills.
This document provides information about early literacy development in young children and strategies for encouraging literacy skills at home. It discusses the typical stages of drawing and writing development in children ages 15 months to 5 years. These include random scribbling, controlled scribbling, lines and patterns, and pictures of objects. The document recommends making art a regular part of playtime, noticing the process over the product, experimenting with art materials, and displaying children's art and writing to encourage literacy. It also discusses how language relates to literacy and developing writing skills.
M S M Fawaz Teach Reading & Writing M S M Fawaz SUGGESTED SITES: • https://www.zerotothree.org/early-learning Early Literacy Early Literacy Language & Communication Literacy with Love Learning to Write and Draw For very young children, there are four stages of drawing and writing that you may see as your child grows from 15 months to 3 years old. By offering repeated fun experiences with a variety of art and writing materials, you will see forward progress over time. How Your Child’s Writing and Art Changes Over Time Stage 1: Random Scribbling (15 months to 2½ years) Stage 2: Controlled Scribbling (2 years to 3 years) • Stage 3: Lines and Patterns (2½ years to 3½ years) • Stage 4: Pictures of Objects or People (3 years to 5 years) • Stage 5: Letter and Word Practice (3 to 5 years) What Can You Do to Encourage Art and Writing Skills
• Make art a regular part of playtime
• No need for instructions • Notice the process, not just the product • Experiment with a variety of art materials as your child nears 3 • Use art to help your child express strong feelings • Encourage your child’s attempts to write • Display your child’s art and writing How Does Language relate to Literacy? Writing Skills • Writing is an art of expressing our thought and views. • We cannot write something in an unorganized manner. • Language is a medium of communicating our ideas, thoughts or feeling in the form of speech or writing. • we also have to know the techniques or the formats of writing along with the writing skills. • We develop our writing ability all along our childhood. • For example, in our childhood, we first learned to write alphabets then we learned to write words. Then, gradually we get the knowledge of writing sentences. • In content writing also, there are certain levels or writing skills which we need to get ourselves familiar with. • Writing content is not an easy task, as it demands correct grammatical usage, fine vocabulary, sentence structures, and other writing techniques. Developing Writing Skills • It is easy for one to think or generate some ideas or opinions. • Now, the main task is the presentation of those ideas and thoughts in an organized and logical way. • Also, the main task for a writer is to make a reader indulge in his or her writings. • Writing skills which you can use to improve your writing: Developing Writing Skills Writing skills which you can use to improve your writing: • Learn to write good sentences • Try to add more flavours to your writing such as use engaging words instead of bland phrases • Make your writing more conversational. For instance, add some questions to it. Let the readers feel that they are in some situation • Use the paragraph style of writing because writing whole content in a paragraph bores the reader • The transition or the shift from one paragraph to another or from one line to another must be a smooth ride. So that a connection is made in between the lines • Learn the use of voices or speech for effective writing Developing Writing Skills Writing skills which you can use to improve your writing: • Use proper punctuations, correct spellings and develop fine vocabulary • Avoid slang, jargon, fancy words, and abbreviations • Practice daily and try to improve yourself by reading others’ writing and try to find out the missing charisma in yours’ • Apply a structured process – plan, draft, edit, and format • Find out the audience for the article and, try to engage the audience by using simple, clear, empathy words • Never lose the essence of your assertion • Try to get familiar with the relevant software and platforms Developing Writing Skills Importance of Writing Skills • Writing is a medium of communication, and writing skills help a person to express ideas, opinions, and thoughts in an easy and clear way. • It is used for any type of communication. • Such as personal and official communication • It helps to develop and compose any type of writing contents • Also, it helps in bringing clarity and creativity in our writing Developing Writing Skills Steps for Writing Developing Writing Skills Importance of Writing Skills • Writing is a medium of communication, and writing skills help a person to express ideas, opinions, and thoughts in an easy and clear way. • It is used for any type of communication. • Such as personal and official communication • It helps to develop and compose any type of writing contents • Also, it helps in bringing clarity and creativity in our writing Solved Example on Writing Skills • Problem: Proof-read the following sentences 1. It was mind after all who does the work of the world. 2. he was a brahmin she the Rajput. 3. We should be devout and humble cheerful and serene. 4. high or low rich and poor wise and fool might all die. Solved Example on Writing Skills • Problem: Proof-read the following sentences 1. It was mind after all who does the work of the world. 2. he was a brahmin she the Rajput. 3. We should be devout and humble cheerful and serene. 4. high or low rich and poor wise and fool might all die.
• Solution: 1. It is mind, after all, which does the work of the world. 2. He was a Brahmin; she, a Rajput. 3. We should be devout and humble, cheerful and serene. 4. High and low, rich and poor, wise and foolish, must all die. Styles of Writing • Different people have different styles of communicating or expressing ideas or beliefs. • Not all the musicians have the same style of composing songs. • Different dancers have different styles and genres of dancing. • There is nothing alike or similar in two different things. • They all are unique in their own ways. • Similarly, in writing also we have different writing styles. • In this section, we will make ourselves familiar with different writing styles. Writing Styles • It is observable that different writers write different kinds of stories. • Some of them are good at writing horror stories while other would be good at the dramatic one. • Every day we see different styles or genres of movies written by the writers. • The way in which one expresses his or her ideas and thoughts forms different writing styles. • There are mainly four different types of writing styles. Writing Styles in details • The style of writing depends upon the objective of writing, mood, tone, and ideology of the writers. • For a writer, it is very important to know about these writing styles for proper and effective writing Writing Styles in details I. Expository • The main purpose of this type of writing is to explain. • In expository writing, the author focus and emphasis on telling or explaining a given topic or subject. • This is the most common types of writing. • There is no place for the writer’s opinion, emotions, biases or points of view. • The main motive of this writing style is to spread information. Writing Styles in details I. Expository • Highlights: • It has fact and figures • Organized in a logical order and in proper sequence • It explains the subject • Areas of Usage • Textbooks Writing • Business writing • Research Papers • Encyclopaedias • Technical Writing • Essays • Reports • Recipes Writing • Scientific Writing Writing Styles in details I. Expository - Sample The elephant is the largest and the strongest of all living animals. It has thick legs, small tail, little eyes, large ears, long white tusk, and a long nose which is its trunk. Elephants are found in Indian and in Africa. They live in herds in jungles. The elephant is a very intelligent animal and has great strength. Elephants can carry heavy loads. They live their lives entirely on leaves of trees, grass, and roots.
The above sample tries to provide information about elephants. This is an
expository style of writing. Writing Styles in details II. Persuasive / Argumentative • The main purpose of this type of writing is to convince. • It contains the opinions, thoughts, and biases of the author. • The writer uses justifications, arguments, and reasons to make the readers agree to his or her points.
• Highlights • It asks the readers to do something for the situation • It has reasons, arguments, and justification Writing Styles in details II. Persuasive / Argumentative – Areas of Usage • Speeches • Cover Letters • Editorial Pieces • Letters of Complaints • Letter of Recommendation • Newspaper Opinion • Review • Critical Analysis • Business Idea • Advertisements or Commercials Writing Styles in details II. Persuasive / Argumentative – Sample 1. Our store has the lowest prices and the best collection of footwear in the entire town. Visit us today for a great experience. 2. An LMN mattress is the most comfortable one you will ever sleep on. Highly recommended by doctors. Give yourself a peaceful sleep today.
In the above examples, the writer is trying to convince the reader for the trial as used in an advertisement. This is the persuasive style of writing. Writing Styles in details III. Descriptive • The main purpose of this type of writing is to describe. • It focuses on describing a character, a place, an event, an object or an action. • There is a very slight difference between expository and descriptive writing styles. • The descriptive style is more detailed, personal and subjective.
• Highlights • It uses figures of speech • The writer makes the readers feel, hear, and visualize the situation the way he wants • It describes places, people, events, situation, or locations in a highly – detailed manner Writing Styles in details IV. Narrative • The main purpose of this type of writing is to tell or narrate a story. • The writer creates different characters and tells you what happens to them. • The writer uses first person narration. • Narrative writing is mostly personal, imaginative, and self-expressing.
• Highlights • The inclusion of dialogues • Use of metaphor, imaginative language, and figure of speech • Addition of emotional words • Have a beginning, intervals, and endings Writing Styles in details IV. Narrative - Areas of Usage • Novels • Short stories • Poetry • Fairy Tales • Autobiographies • Anecdotes • Screen scripts • Play • Legends • Songs Writing Styles in details IV. Narrative - Sample It was a hot, sunny day. I finally visited Disneyland. It was a dreamland. I always wanted to visit there. Being there it was like dream come true experience. On entering, the very first thing that I said, “Oh wow! What a wonderful place!” People were walking and enjoying their time with all the Disney characters. Children over there were so happy and excited. I think it is a must visit place for everyone.
Here the writer is sharing his or her personal experience and emotions. It is a narrative style of writing. Significance of Writing • Improves communication skills • Essential for self-understanding • Encourages creative expression • Helps in reviewing and remembering recently learned material • Future career prospects Solved Example on Writing Styles Problem: How can you distinguish between the expository and descriptive writing styles?
Solution: The main point of distinction between the two is to decide
whether the writing is subjective or objective. Expository writing is based on facts whereas descriptive writing is more personalized and tries to hold the interest of the readers. • https://www.toppr.com/guides/business-correspondence-and- reporting/introduction-to-basic-writing/steps-for-writing/
