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Rowe, Deborah Wells; Shimizu, Amanda Yoshiko; Davis, Zarabeth G. – Reading Teacher, 2022
Given the importance of early writing experiences, a key question is how educators can increase the amount and quality of writing in early childhood settings. Expert early writing teachers were observed to identify the types of activities and interactions they used to engage 4- and 5-year-olds as writers. Writing instruction occurred as part of…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Writing Instruction, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Gehsmann, Kristin M.; Mesmer, Heidi Anne – Reading Teacher, 2023
This article addresses the characteristics of learners in the emergent stage of literacy development and describes two instructional practices that facilitate the development of the alphabetic principle and concept of word in text.
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Phonological Awareness
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Dennis, Lindsay R.; Votteler, Nancy K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2013
Early literacy skill development is critical during the preschool years. Under that umbrella is emergent writing, a small but important component of overall literacy development. This article presents two writing strategies: (1) writers' workshop and (2) dictation within the context of storybook reading that preschool teachers can utilize to…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Emergent Literacy, Childrens Writing, Student Diversity