Question 1
Which of the following best describes the spontaneous writing of typically developing six-year-olds?
◦ They write in a conventional way, using mostly adult letters and spelling but producing far shorter sentences.
◦ They write full words, making up spellings they don't know using letters they do know.
◦ They write mainly in cursive, emulating their teacher's or parent's writing.
◦ They use a scribble writing that closely resembles adult manuscript but contains few actual letters.
Question 2
Describe the course of development of one of the major areas of language - phonology, syntax, semantics, or pragmatics. Discuss how teachers can identify children who have problems of development in this area.