Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Use writing skills Holds crayon in Imitates drawing Copies models of As likely to start Holds a crayon Writes some and writing writing position a circle horizontal and at the right side with an adult upper and lower conventions with fingers and vertical lines and of a page as the grasp case letters, but thumb directed a circle left when may mix them toward the paper "writing" together Makes up and Imitates drawing Traces around the Rotates a piece of Writes large Writes left to down movement a cross edge of a basic paper and writes letters right and top to needed to make a shape template down the side bottom of page V, though shaky rather than go back to the left and start a new line Traces on a Attempts to write Strings letters or Copies a square Puts spaces horizontal line one or more mock letters from a model between some without going off letters in own together, then writing to too much name asks what it says represent words, but may run other words together
Skill Progression 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Use writing skills and writing conventions Holds crayon in writing position with fingers and thumb directed toward the paper Imitates drawing a circle Copies models of horizontal and vertical lines and a circle As likely to start at the right side of a page as the left when "writing" Holds a crayon with an adult grasp Writes some upper and lower case letters, but may mix them together Makes up and down movement needed to make a V, though shaky Imitates drawing a cross Traces around the edge of a basic shape template Rotates a piece of paper and writes down the side rather than go back to the left and start a new line Writes large letters Writes left to right and top to bottom of page Traces on a horizontal line without going off too much Attempts to write one or more letters in own name Strings letters or mock letters together, then asks what it says Copies a square from a model Puts spaces between some writing to represent words, but may run other words together
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