KROLL’S STAGES

• How Many stages of writing are there according to Kroll?

  four
• what are Krolls phases of writing?

  stage 1 - preparatory stage

  stage 2 - consolidation stage

  stage 3 - differentiation stage

  stage 4 - integration stage
• what is the preparatory stage?

  master basic motor skills needed to write

  learns basic principles of spelling system
• what is the consolidation stage?

  write in the same way of speaking

  short declaratives

  mainly ’and’ conjunctions

  incomplete sentences, don’t know how to finish off
• what is the differentiation stage?

  aware of differences between speaking and writing

  recognises different writing styles available

  makes lots of mistakes

  writing guides and frameworks to structure work

  tend to reflect thoughts and feelings
• what is the integration stage?

  develop a personal style

  understands you can change your style according to audience and purpose