The document discusses the different stages of writing development in children. It begins with writing in all capital letters and practicing letter sounds. Then it describes the pre-syllabic stage where children understand the difference between writing and drawing. Following is the pseudoliteral stage where different words use the same letters. Later comes the use of conventional letters, often their own name. The syllabic stage uses one letter per syllable and eventually progresses to using multiple letters per syllable and fully alphabetic writing.