Skill progression: Use knowledge of letters in attempts to write Subdomain: Foundations for Writing LDC Goal 14: Children use knowledge of letters in attempts to write. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Use knowledge of No observable No observable No observable No observable No observable No observable skills letters in skills skills skills skills skills attempts to write 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months No observable No observable No observable No observable No observable No observable skills skills skills skills skills skills 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months No observable Attempts to make Scribbles begin to Begins to write Writes letter-like Replaces scribbles skills first letter of own resemble the letters of own forms along with with letter name, but the designs (mock name; marks scribbles to approximations and appearance is letters), uses begin to resemble represent writing actual letters unconventional scribbles actual letters in frequently the child’s name Knows letters are Draws known Organizes marks Asks about Writes a few words made of lines and letters in unique that serve as spelling, spacing correctly from curves, combines ways, using writing “words” in of words memory lines and curves in segments and a linear fashion, Writes at least the creative ways to sequences of and in rows most commonly represent letters marks first-learned letters: B, D, S, T, O, A, H, K, M, and C Writes simple words SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR LDC Goal 15: Children use writing skills and writing conventions. Skill progression: Use writing skill and writing conventions
Skill progression: Use knowledge of letters in attempts to write Subdomain: Foundations for Writing LDC Goal 14: Children use knowledge of letters in attempts to write. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Use knowledge of letters in attempts to write No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills No observable skills 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months No observable skills Attempts to make first letter of own name, but the appearance is unconventional Scribbles begin to resemble designs (mock letters), uses scribbles frequently Begins to write the letters of own name; marks begin to resemble actual letters in the child’s name Writes letter-like forms along with scribbles to represent writing Replaces scribbles with letter approximations and actual letters Knows letters are made of lines and curves, combines lines and curves in creative ways to represent letters Draws known letters in unique ways, using segments and sequences of marks Organizes marks that serve as writing “words” in a linear fashion, and in rows Asks about spelling, spacing of words Writes a few words correctly from memory Writes at least the most commonly first-learned letters: B, D, S, T, O, A, H, K, M, and C Writes simple words SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR LDC Goal 15: Children use writing skills and writing conventions. Skill progression: Use writing skill and writing conventions