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The Writing Process: Children’s Early Attempts – Inventive Spelling

Expressive Language & Written Language, Journaling

The child draws a picture related to the theme, a prompt or something they are interested in.
The teacher points to a part of the picture and asks something such as, “Tell me about this piece of your drawing?”
When the child responds, the teacher can encourage the child to begin to think about the sounds in the word. The teacher might then prompt, “Let’s have you try to write it!”
The teacher then exaggerates and stretches the word out slowly so that the child can hear all the sounds.
The teacher encourages the child to write down each letter that corresponds with the sound they hear.
Encouraging inventive spelling allows children to take risks and gain confidence as a writer.

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