It is not something that can be accomplished in a few months or even a year. Proficiency in written language requires time and patience to reap the desired harvest. Writing skills develop and become more sophisticated as students use them for meaningful purposes and varied audiences. The descriptors in the continuum list specific behaviors that are typical of children's development at particular ages or grades. The competencies list specific behaviors that children are expected to learn in kindergarten to second grade according to the 1999 NC Standard Course of Study for English Language Arts.
Writing is a powerful instrument of thought.
In the act of composing, writers learn about themselves and their world and communicate their insights to others. Writing confers the power to grow personally and to effect change in the world. Repeat the same marks over and over. Scribble and attempt to write. Scribble and tell what was written.