Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

Focus: Identify the early developmental writing stages and strategies within those stages

Objective: Identify the developmental stages and strategies used by your MST to support the
development of early writing skills in students
Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: Development of Early Writing
Skills. Identify the developmental writing stage the student is in, the ADEC outcome that the
activity addresses and a brief description of the activity. For example, K2LP1 Identify beginning
sounds heard in words.

Table 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

Developmenta Supporting Activities Links to the ADEC Curriculum Comments
l Writing
Stage
Strings of Link sounds to letters, naming and
Letters sounding the letters of the alphabet.
The child identify and recognize the
letter t through written it at the
blackboard with chalk.
The child developing their fine motor
skills while using the chalk.
The student doing this
activity in writing center
at the time centers.
The teacher observe the
students and see how
they are able to write the
letter and how to hold the
chalk.

Using the blackboard

to practice letter
formation sound t.

Letter-like Link sounds to letters, naming and The student doing this
Symbols sounding the letters of the alphabet. activity in math center
because his form capital
letter A by using a sticks.
The child identify and recognize the
That shown how the
letter A, recognize the small letter and
students understand and
the capital letter.
have ability to remember
it.
The child developing their gross motor
through using their mussels to create
the letter by using the sticks and small
balls.

Using the sticks to

create a capital
letter A.
Letter-like Link sounds to letters, naming and The student doing this
Symbols sounding the letters of the alphabet. activity in math center.

The child use the string to go through I observed Omran have

the stereogram letter P. ability to concentrate and
complete the activity
The child developing their visual and
without help.
cognitive skills while concentrate hold
the strings.

Use a stereogram
character and
select it using
strings.
Letter-like Link sounds to letters, naming and The student did the
Symbols sounding the letters of the alphabet. activity in math center.

The child use geometric shapes to

I supersized when I
form a capital letter B.
saw her work, she has
done a wonderful
The child developing their cognitive
activity that she
and thinking skills while he thing to
form a capital letter B. remembered the
character and formed
letter B

Use geometric
shapes to form
capital letter B.
Strings of State the forwards number sequence The student did the
Letters from 1-10 in Arabic and English and activity in writing
having ability to write it.
center. The tracing card
help students to
The child use tracing card to form the
number correctly. develop their writing.

The child developing their fine motor

and cognitive skills, while holld the
markers board and consetrat to
tracing number 6.
Using tracing card
to form the
number correctly.
Suggestions for the further development of early writing skills
Teacher should encourage child to tell a story about his drawing and write down the words.
Teacher should keep child's Focus on storybook by pointing to words and pictures as what the
reader read.
Give them activities attempts to write their own name and recognizes.
Give them tracing card to form the letters and numbers.
Teacher should provide a variety of materials to encourage drawing and writing.
Reflections on Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

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

Letter-like Symbols
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.

The teacher should introduce the first letter from their name and show them how to
write in their name.
Give the student time and space to show you their creative creations