The 6 Stages of Literacy
Life is crazy and ongoing. There are many stages in life in which one needs to go through. The same could be said for writing. There are many stages in writing to consider, but the end goal is always the same. I, myself had to go through these stages, as well as you. Let’s take a look at the most important aspects of these different stages.
Stage 0: Birth- 6 years
- Oral language- vital at this stage
- Vocabulary- by age 6, children can understand thousands of words but can only read a few of them
Stage 1: 6- 7 years (Grade 1)
- There is a direct, systematic instruction in phonic patterns
- shared/guided/interactive reading and writing
- Can form letters neatly and fluently
- Most children can understand up to 40000-50000 words when heard but can read about 600
Stage 2: 7- 9 years (Grades 2 and 3)
- Increased practice on reading fluency, reading to learn, writing to express ideas, and writing purposefully
- Can write in complete sentences
- Read appropriate aged texts
- 3000 words can be read and understood and about 9000 are known when heard
Stage 3a: 9-12 years (Grades 4-6)
- Students have learned to read
- Greater emphasis of gathering information and identifying main ideas
- Reading and listening are equal for those who read very well, and reading may be more efficient
Stage 3b: 12-14 years (Grades 7-9)
- Students are reading and writing for authentic purposes
- Able to identify the difference between description, explanation, and critical analysis
Stage 4: 15-18 years (Grades 10-12)
- Students can read in a sustained manner and can make meaning from what is read
- Has developed techniques to extract, record, and assess knowledge and is able to compose a range of texts
- Vocabulary ranges anywhere between 20000-40000 words or more
Click here to see my timeline.
Research Paper? How About Not.
It is the 21st century. Things have changed. Students nowadays have different learning perspectives. We cannot just stick to the old, basic ideas that we grew up on. We want our students to engage in learning and actually attain knowledge rather than just write about it.
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Sam,
I really like your post. It is very detailed and informational. I also really like the short, sweet beginning paragraphs. I would just bold the headings for each stage. Great job.
I love how creative your title is! Overall, I think this post looks great. The look of it is aesthetically pleasing and your introduction to this post was well written. An improvement to the look is to make the stages stand out a little bit more. You could bold your stage names so that they can be distinguished more easily.
I like how your paragraph is short and simple. As well as the skills laid out very easy to read. I also thought it was a nice touch to let people know that your timeline and audio were coming soon.