Early Writing Development 
You know how important writing is in my classroom. As my children write everyday, I am constantly observing and recording their movement through the following stages. It's important to date and keep samples to truly give you an overview of the children's progress.
Though most children in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten are approximately the same age, their writing levels usually have a wide range. Some children may be scribbling, but can tell you what their pictures are about. With daily writing experiences young children will move through various writing stages, at various rates. Our task is to help the young child grasp the relationship between text and illustration. The teacher can help children progress in their writing development by modeling writing everyday and providing children with varied writing activities. Analyzing each child’s writing level will also help the teacher in providing meaningful experiences that develop young writers.
Stage 1;
Drawing/Picture Writing
In the drawing and picture writing stage, children begin to express their thoughts and feelings, the pictures are usually unrecognizable. 
Stage 2; Scribbling
At this stage, the child begins to draw somewhat recognizable shapes and may tell about the picture. The child may try to imitate writing, as well. Stage 3; Random Letters
The child begins to print his or her own name and may put strings of letter with his/her picture. They may attempt to read the message, but it is probably still unrecognizable.
Stage 4; Semi-phonetic(Early Spelling)
The child begins to use some letters to match sounds, often using a beginning letter to represent the whole word. They may begin to use left to right progression, but letter reversals are still common.
Stage 5; Phonetic
At this stage, children begin to write words with beginning and ending sounds. They also begin to spell some high frequency words correctly. Vowels may be inserted into words, but usually aren’t the right ones.
Stage 6; Transitional Spelling
At this stage, children are writing words the way they sound. They are beginning to leave spaces between words and spell many high frequency words correctly. They use punctuation marks, sometimes correctly. They begin to write one or more sentences.
Stage 7; Conventional Spelling
At this level children spell most words correctly, though phonetic based spelling still comes into play when they must spell longer words. They begin to use punctuation marks correctly and use capital and lower case letters in the correct places. Sources: Early Literacy Assessment McGraw Hill Publishing,
Kid Writing Eileen G. Feidus and Isabel Cardonick, Wright Group Pub.,
Invitations Reggie Routman, Heinemann Pub.
그림과 일기를 따로 써야하는 그림일기는 아이들이 의외로 어려워합니다. 자기 생각을 그림으로 구성하고 이를 영어로 설명할 수 있는 정도는 사실, 고학년에게도 벅찬 작업이 될수도 있습니다. 아이들에게 Writing이 의미있는 건 물론, 스스로의 생각을 정리하고 표현할 수 있는 능력을 기른다는데 있겠구요.
휘갈겨 쓰기도하고 서툴게 토막토막 맞추어 가다가, 차츰 Think Aloud 같은 과정을 거쳐 마침내 Critical Thinking이 필요한 Academic Writing의 단계에로까지 발전되어 가게 되겠죠..
아이들에게 쓰기에 대한 의무감을 갖게하기 보다는, 쓰기는 단어라는 소품을 이용하여 하나의 정물 풍경을 완성해 나가는 과정이라고 설명해 주는 것도 좋을 것 같습니다.
그래서 처음부터 무작정 영어로 쓰게하기 보다는, 이미 알고 있는 단어를 나열해놓고 상황을 설정하여 상상력을 동원해가며 필요한 어휘를 Pick Up하고 의미를 구성해가면서 마음 속의 생각이나 표현을 정리해가는 놀이도 좋은 쓰기 연습이 될 수 있습니다.
언어적인 측면에서라면 문장에 대한 기초적인 개념, 즉 완전한 생각 ( A Complete Thought )을 어떻게 글로 나타낼 수 있는가가 그 첫 목표가 될 수 있겠구요.
차츰 주변으로 관심분야를 넓혀가면서 관찰력을 키워주고, 정리하고 기록할 수 있는 능력을 키워주는 실용적인 도구로서도 Writing이 의미있는 과정입니다.
첨부한 File은 Maya유적을 답사하고 정리한 관찰일지(Observation Report)의 좋은 Sample입니다.
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