drawing The drawings of 17 children in the USwere analysed at ages four and five. At both ages the most commonly used scribbles were single vertical lines, single horizontal lines, and single curved lines; the two least used were spiral and circular lines spread out. They made significant progress in emergent writing skills - at age four, only two children wrote their name on the drawings, while 14 children did this at age five. In addition, the five-year-olds often added the names of family members or friends.
Yang, H-C and Noel, A. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy 6(2): 145-162, August 2006. Abstract: www.sagepub.com
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