Kroll's writing stages
Barry Kroll's theoretical framework describing stages children progress through in learning to write, from pre-writing through mature writing.
Real World
A 5-year-old writing 'I LUV MI KAT' is in Kroll's Phonetic stage — they understand that letters represent sounds but haven't yet internalised conventional spelling patterns.
Exam Focus
Link Kroll's stage explicitly to a data extract feature; always quote the child's writing to support your stage identification.
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