Descriptor
Beginning Writing | 23 |
Writing Processes | 23 |
Writing Research | 23 |
Primary Education | 16 |
Writing Instruction | 12 |
Writing Skills | 9 |
Case Studies | 7 |
Grade 1 | 7 |
Emergent Literacy | 6 |
Student Writing Models | 6 |
Kindergarten | 5 |
More ▼ |
Source
Canadian Journal of English… | 2 |
Written Communication | 2 |
Florida Educational Research… | 1 |
Journal of Literacy Research | 1 |
Language Arts | 1 |
Ohio Reading Teacher | 1 |
Reading Research and… | 1 |
Wisconsin State Reading… | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 2 |
Parents | 1 |
Students | 1 |
Teachers | 1 |
Location
Alaska | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Denmark | 1 |
United Kingdom (Scotland) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Bradley, Darcy H. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2001
Explores the understandings, performances and perceptions young writers have about writing. Suggests that young writers are capable of understanding and using complex aspects of the writing process often associated with more experienced writers, and are influenced by what teachers' writing instruction emphasizes. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Grade 1, Primary Education

Dyson, Anne Haas – Language Arts, 1989
Examines children's story-writing processes as they develop over a two-year period, from kindergarten through second grade. Observes that children reflect multiple worlds in their writing, including their ongoing social world, the imaginary world of their story, and the wider, experienced world of people, places, and events. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Emergent Literacy, Peer Relationship

Sipe, Lawrence R. – Journal of Literacy Research, 1998
Observes, for a school year, a first grader's spontaneous utterances and actions while composing. Identifies seven shifts in the composing process, and identifies four factors that influenced these shifts. Suggests that during the transitional period, a child's ownership of the process is set in a complex relationship with the teacher and peers,…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Childrens Writing, Grade 1, Primary Education
McBee, Diane – 1994
Noting that emergent literacy and technology are new educational fields that are just beginning to develop, a study explored the connection between emergent writing and technology by examining the effects on kindergarten children learning to write using a microcomputer. A group of kindergarten students attending North Star Elementary in Nikiski,…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Comparative Analysis, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten
Osburn, E. Bess; McDonell, Gloria M. – 1983
A study was conducted to identify characteristics of young children's written compositions that might be used to indicate growth patterns. Written compositions of 482 children of all ability levels, grades 1-3, were examined by two teams of teacher-researchers and placed on a continuum of sophistication. Four growth strands were identified: (1)…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition

Sturtevant, Elizabeth G.; Padak, Nancy D.; Sturtevant, Lee E. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1998
Presents a case study of one first-grade student's literacy behavior while corresponding through email during a 13-month period. Presents guidelines for teachers for developing an email pen-pal project. Suggests email is a powerful new medium for writing. (NH)
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Discourse Analysis, Electronic Mail
Epstein, Maria – 2002
Children in the emergent writing stage write in pre-conventional or emergent forms (scribbling, drawing, non-phonetic letterings, and phonetic spelling) before they write conventionally. A special education teacher in a kindergarten inclusion setting in the Bronx, New York, noticing that her students did not particularly like to write, decided and…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques

Nystrand, Martin – Written Communication, 1990
Contrasts social constructionist and social interactionist approaches to the problem of discourse. Examines recent social interactionist studies concerning the effects of readers on writers' development, including investigations of word-segmentation skills, peer conferencing, and instructional discourse. (MG)
Descriptors: Authors, Beginning Writing, Peer Relationship, Primary Education
Scottish Curriculum Development Service, Edinburgh. – 1985
Intended to encourage teachers to examine their assumptions about teaching writing, this document containing a mixture of theory and practice deals with many aspects of writing. The chapters discuss (1) an examination of children's writing and some questions arising from the examination; (2) reasons for failure to write well, including the home…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Handwriting
Domico, Mary Anne – 1992
A study was designed to identify and codify behavioral trends in the composing process of early writers' narrative attempts in literate environment instructional settings. The study also examined regressive patterns within behavioral responses to determine how development in one area of the writing task influenced the development in other areas.…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Classroom Environment, Developmental Stages, Elementary School Students
Kasten, Wendy C.; Clarke, Barbara K. – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1987
As an extension of a two-year longitudinal study involving various aspects of children's writing, a study examined the function of children's oral language during creative writing sessions in typical classroom settings. Using ethnographic style techniques, researchers conducted 46 writing episode observations of seven fifth graders in the spring…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Grade 3

Dyson, Anne Haas – Written Communication, 1989
Reconsiders how child writers gain control of story forms, the functions of children's story worlds in their real worlds, and the connections between form and function in literacy development. Focuses on one students' writing development to show the gradual evolution of literary perspective. (MG)
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Classroom Research, Emergent Literacy
Burrows, Alvina Treut; And Others – 1984
Based on the authors' classroom work and observations since the 1930s, this book is intended to help teach children to write correctly and, at the same time, help them learn to enjoy writing so much that they will want to continue writing throughout their lives. The book offers classroom teachers, school library media specialists, curriculum…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Schroeder, Debra; Hunsberger, Margaret – Canadian Journal of English Language Arts, 1989
Discusses first grade students' writing experiences and processes. Demonstrates, using student writing samples, how simple expression can lead to greater complexity with appropriate teacher guidance. Asserts that teachers must observe and take cues from students to determine what learning context and hints to provide. (MM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Kurth, Ruth J.; Kurth, Lila M. – 1987
A study was conducted in which word processing and voice synthesis were used to teach beginning writing skills to kindergarten and first grade students. Subjects, 46 children from two elementary schools enrolled in an early education summer school class in writing, were randomly divided into three groups. One group was taught writing using a…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2