1 ½ years old:• Fine motor skills starts to
improve steadily• Physical readiness in his grab
and hold of a crayon • Some scribble vigorously• Others start cautiously—
• they'll drag a crayon around on paper, doodling carelessly
1 ½ years old:• Children develop
at different rates• Around 16
months: scribbling pro
• Own gallery of drawings for the refrigerator
Almost 2 years old:• apparent shapes, though does not yet form
letters and numbers • difficulty in holding and writing crayons or
pencils in forming such figures• fascinated by anything he/she can draw
with crayons, pens, and colored pencils
Almost 2 years old:• the prime time for crayon scribbles on the
wall. Furthermore• starting to spend longer on each individual
drawing • covering more of the paper rather than
making a single swirl
• scribbles to true art• more interested in coloring and painting• adding colors and trying to represent
real objects and things
2- 2 ½ years old:
2 ½- 3 years old:• hold a thick pencil or crayon
solidly in a writing position
• According to Nina Lief, a child development expert and co-author of The First Three Years of Life• children this age are
usually able to master the up-and-down movement required to make a "V," which is a little trickier and requires more skill than making a straight line
• language into his drawings• larger scribbles are figures• chicken scratches are attempts at letters
or words• start signing his pictures
2- 2 ½ years old:
• circular strokes• Some will able to write a few letters
or marks • Some will start to write their first
name or a few letters of it
2 ½- 3 years old:
• more skilled at using crayons and pencils • more elaborate and accurate drawings• horizontal lines, copy a circle and a square,
and draw people • before entering kindergarten, most children
would already start and know how to write their first name
Pre-schooler (4-5 y/o)
Early Writing:• requires knowledge of the ff:• Alphabet Recognition• Spelling skills and reading
comprehension• Teachers must assess their
students' writing skills at designated intervals throughout the year to ensure that progress is being made
Early Writing:• Alphabet Recognition:• For beginners: alphabet
recognition with students three to four times a year by showing either an uppercase or lowercase letter
• The student must tell the teacher what letter it is
• provide the sound of the letter
Early Writing:• Spelling Tests:• administered throughout the
year: both reading and writing skills
• Teachers should only ask words that the students are expected to have learned prior to the exam.
Early Writing:• A spelling exam is generally
not advised for kindergarten • at least 15 words per test are
suggested for first graders Second and third graders can show mastery of up to 25 words per exam
• spelling bee in class, asking student to spell words out loud
Early Writing:• Children who are still not capable in
writing should not be easily judged• Parents or teachers should not feel
pressured to push a child in learning how to write
• a developmental skill that does not have a formal timetable A toddler can take his/her time and still be developmentally on track