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Early Writing Skills of English Language Learners (ELLs) and Native English Speakers (NESs): Examining Predictors of Contextualized Spelling, Writing Fluency, and Writing Quality
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Zhang, Fan; Shen, Ye; Pasquarella, Adrian; Coker, David L., Jr. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
This study examined the writing skills of first-grade students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) or Native English Speakers (NESs). We examined the roles of transcription and oral language skills on contextualized spelling, writing fluency, and writing quality outcomes for ELL and NES students. Thirty-four ELLs (Mean age (A) = 78.03 months,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Beginning Writing, Writing Skills, Second Language Learning
Dimensions of Discourse Level Oral Language Skills and Their Relation to Reading Comprehension and Written Composition: An Exploratory Study
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Kim, Young-Suk Grace; Park, Cheahyung; Park, Younghee – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
We examined the relations of discourse-level oral language skills [i.e., listening comprehension, and oral retell and production of narrative texts (oral retell and production hereafter)] to reading comprehension and written composition. Korean-speaking first grade students (N = 97) were assessed on listening comprehension, oral retell and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Listening Comprehension, Recall (Psychology)
The Predictive Validity of Frostig's Constructs as Measured by the Developmental Test of Visual Perception.
Wiederholt, J. Lee – 1972
The predictive validity of the constructs underlying the Marianne Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception (DTVP) was investigated in this study. The hypotheses tested were concerned with the usefulness of the DTVP in predicting particular academic skills. The DTVP was administered individually by nine regular classroom teachers to 33…
Descriptors: Eye Hand Coordination, Grade 1, Handwriting, Kindergarten
Tier 1 and Tier 2 Early Intervention for Handwriting and Composing
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Berninger, Virginia W.; Rutberg, Judith E.; Abbott, Robert D.; Garcia, Noelia; Anderson-Youngstrom, Marci; Brooks, Allison; Fulton, Cynthia – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
Three studies evaluated Tier 1 early intervention for handwriting at a critical period for literacy development in first grade and one study evaluated Tier 2 early intervention in the critical period between third and fourth grades for composing on high stakes tests. The results contribute to knowledge of research-supported handwriting and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Handwriting, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Evaluation of Early Entrance to Kindergarten [and] Handwriting and Reading Comprehension: Three Studies.
Hilderbrand, John A.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1983
The first part of this document presents the results of a survey of early entrance testing procedures in 25 Florida districts and details teacher ratings of 486 first-grade and 154 kindergarten students whose entrance test results had permitted them to enter kindergarten a year earlier than other students with birthdays between October and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Costs, Cursive Writing, Early Admission
Lettura e scrittura: Come? Quando? (Reading and Writing: How? When?).
Fallone, Nino – 1978
This manual in Italian provides a basic theory of reading and writing instruction for kindergarten and first grade teachers working in a bilingual setting. Reading and writing are seen as instruments of communication incorporating psychomotor, perceptual, conceptual, and logical skills. The manual covers the following areas: (1) the development of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Educational Theories