Task Title: Observation Task 4: Development of

Early Writing Skills

Name: Jawaher Ahmed Alkaabi

Course: EPC 3403 Practicum 3
Instructor: Antoinette Wiseman

(Technology, 2017)
 Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills
Table 4: Development of Early Writing Skills
Developmental Supporting Activities Links to the ADEC Curriculum Comments
Writing Stage
Strings of Using small white boards Connect letters and sounds they I asked the
letters learnt to make words. students if they
Identify and recognize letters. could write /t/ /a/
/p/ using sounds
they already toke.
This students
wrote the word
without my help.
Using blocks Building blocks Identify and recognize the form During learning
and hands to of the letter. centers the
form letters students form the
Use prior knowledge from what
letter p and
they take during the circle time
showed me,
to form the letter they learnt.
without me asking
Explore letters through play. them.
New letter Tracing Form recognizable letter hold I gave worksheets
the pencil and start tracing the to low students to
dots. practice writing
the letter t.

Using fingers IPads Form recognizable letter. Students showed

and apps to their
Explore letter through play.
practice writing understanding by
Use directions given to write the writing letters on
letter. the IPad without
the teacher asking
them to write it, so
it shows that they
understood the
lesson.
Practice writing Writing Practice writing the letter by their When the teacher
using pencil own using their prior knowledge. was busy with
other thing in
school I gave
students white
papers and they
practiced writing
the letters they
toke.
 Suggestions for the further development of early writing skills
Using playdough to write the letters or trace the letters.
Using paint.
Using crafts to form letters or something that represent the letter.

Reflections on Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills

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

- The majority of the students are on the emerging stage of writing the letters/ words. They can copy
what you showed them right away, but when you ask them letter some of them dont remember
and others cant understand what youre saying, my class is behind the other classes on learning
English process, because they dont have an English teacher, so they didnt find the help to practice
English.

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.
- An English activity book with the students name, where they have different types of activities for each
letter like colouring, matching, tracing, finding the letter between other letters, etc. a book where they can
take it with them at home and do some activities by themselves, they also will be able to identify their
name and recognize it and recognize their names letter.
- Providing students with more hands on activities: they can still colour, trace, match and all of that but in
more fun and enjoyable way, for example instead of just colouring the letter a they can colour the letter
and also colour drawings and things that start with that letter, to increase their knowledge about words,
etc.