Literacy Skills: Early Writing

Writing and reading are interconnected, and learning one supports the other. Writing involves children expressing their thoughts and ideas using print that convey meaning to others. This can be achieved through meaningful and authentic writing-related activities. 

It is important to develop children’s fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, posture and executive functioning skills to prepare them for writing. There are six broad categories of writing for EL where children progress from using less mature forms to conventional writing.