Emergent writing
Emergent writing involves teachers being aware that learning to write for each individual child is a personal experience and that there are identifiable stages of development that each child will pass through, dependent on a number of different factors, including intellectual, social, emotional and environmental.
Metacognition and Teaching Strategies
Extract from North Lanarkshire Council's booklet summarising how teaching metacognition assists children's learning.
Stages in Emergent Writing
Extract from North Ayrshire Council's 'Writing 5-14, A Teaching and Learning Pack' giving a summary of the developing stages of emergent writing.
The Writing Area
Extract from Fife Council's 'Emergent Writing', which is part of the authority's early intervention Stepping Stones project. It gives advice on the components of a 'writing area' and some advice on responding to children's writing.
Pick up a Pencil
South Lanarkshire Council project to assist children to see a reason for their writing and to assist the development of emergent literacy. Ten 'Pick up a Pencil' packs have been published to assist children meet these objectives.
Promoting Children's Writing
Extract from Dundee City Council's 'Developing Literacy in the Early Years' giving some advice on how children's writing can be developed in a natural manner.