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ETearle

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Define kid writing and explain its importance for writing development.
 
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Name 4 basic talk activities, and describe how teachers can help students engage in more purposeful talk while participating in each activity.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Young children's writing; K and 1st grade. Scribbles, letter-like forms, random letter strings. Varying levels of grapheme-phoneme correspondence, use of spelling rules. Importance: gives freedom to write without adult criteria; children may be more motivated to write or attempt spelling; less incidence of copying from books or charts; reflects children's knowledge of written language.

Answer to Question 2

Conversations - taking turns, redirecting talk, sharing ideas, offering opinions and suggestions. Asking questions - asking literal, inferential, and critical questions; evaluating. Retelling stories - organizing, visualizing, identifying big ideas, summarizing. Dramatic activities - activating background knowledge, elaborating, responding to nonverbal cues, monitoring



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