Language Acquisition: Writing Theory

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Across
  1. 4. A spelling that is based on the sound of the word rather than visual knowledge
  2. 5. A mode of children's writing - mimics speech and uses first person
  3. 6. The sound a combination of letters creates
  4. 9. A visual combination a letters
  5. 10. Third stage of written development (Age 9/10)
  6. 12. Reversing the correct order of letters in a word
  7. 13. Fourth stage of written development (Age Teens)
  8. 14. A letter where a portion of the letter rises above the others (d, b, t, l...)
  9. 15. Adding an extra letter to a word
  10. 16. Theorist who created the stages of written development
Down
  1. 1. Theorist who created 3 modes of children's writing
  2. 2. Leaving out letters in a word
  3. 3. A letter where a portion of the letter falls below the others (p, q, y, g, j...)
  4. 4. First stage of written development (Age: Up to 6)
  5. 7. A mode of children's writing - Stories, poems, imaginative writing
  6. 8. Second stage of written development (Age 7/8)
  7. 11. A mode of children's writing - Letter, diaries, reports, articles etc.