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Cross-Sectional Examination of the Proficiency of Year 1 and Year 2 Children's Alphabet-Letter-Writing Skills
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Kathryn Mathwin; Christine Chapparo; Julianne Challita; Joanne Hinitt – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
The objective for beginning writers is to learn how to generate alphabet-letters which are recognisable and easy to read. This study investigated the accuracy of Year 1 and 2 children's alphabet-letter-writing by evaluating their alphabet and orthographic knowledge, following evidence which identifies these skills as important for correctly…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Writing Skills, Elementary School Students, Memory
Exploring the Underpinnings and Longitudinal Associations of Word Reading and Word Spelling: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study of Hong Kong Chinese Children Transitioning to Primary School
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Ye, Yanyan; Yan, Mengge; Ruan, Yijun; McBride, Catherine; Zheng, Mo; Yin, Li – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
We investigated the correlates of word reading and spelling as well as the relations of word reading and spelling in Hong Kong Chinese children. A set of literacy-related skills and delayed copying were administered in kindergarten, and Chinese word reading and dictation were tested at kindergarten as well as in first and second grade. The final…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading, Spelling, Kindergarten
A Functional Analysis on the Effects of an Observational Intervention Using a Peer-Yoked Contingency Game Board on the Induction of Observational Performance, Observational Acquisition, and Naming
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Gold, Lisa Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a peer-yoked contingency on the induction of observational performance, observational acquisition, and the Naming capability. In Experiment I, three male kindergarten and first grade students diagnosed with disabilities were selected as target participants because they had the listener component…
Descriptors: Observation, Naming, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Determining an Instructional Level for Early Writing Skills
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Parker, David C.; McMaster, Kristen L.; Burns, Matthew K. – School Psychology Review, 2011
The instructional level is helpful when identifying an intervention for math or reading, but researchers have yet to investigate whether the instructional-level concept can be applied to early writing. The purpose of this study was to replicate and extend previous research by examining technical features of potential instructional-level criteria…
Descriptors: Sentences, Writing Evaluation, Writing Assignments, Teaching Methods
Writing Childhoods under Construction: Re-Visioning "Copying" in Early Childhood
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Dyson, Anne Haas – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2010
This article problematizes a hegemonic vision of children and writing, one undergirded by an individualistic ideology; this ideology informs a curricular emphasis both on mastering "basic" skills and on crafting for self expression. To this end, the article focuses on the slippery phenomenon of "copying." It begins with a consideration of two…
Descriptors: Self Expression, Ideology, Collegiality, Data Analysis
Technical Features of Curriculum-Based Measures for Beginning Writers
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McMaster, Kristen L.; Du, Xiaoqing; Petursdottir, Anna-Lind – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The purpose of the two studies reported in this article was to examine technical features of curriculum-based measures for beginning writers. In Study 1, 50 first graders responded to word copying, sentence copying, and story prompts. In Study 2, 50 additional first graders responded to letter, picture-word, picture-theme, and photo prompts. In…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Grade 1, Writing Tests, Cues