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A Tablet-Based Curriculum-Based Measurement Protocol for Kindergarten Writing
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Componential skills of beginning writing: An exploratory study
Young-Suk Kim1, Stephanie Al Otaiba1, Cynthia Puranik1
1Florida State University and Florida Center for Reading Research, United States.
Learning and Individual Differences
|January 24, 2012
Summary
Kindergarten writing relies on oral language, spelling, and letter fluency. Reading skills are not uniquely important for writing once these other components are considered, offering developmental insights.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Language and Literacy Development
Background:
- Early writing development is crucial for academic success.
- Understanding the foundational skills that contribute to writing is essential for effective instruction.
- Kindergarten writing skills are influenced by a complex interplay of linguistic and cognitive factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the unique contributions of oral language, spelling, letter writing fluency, and reading skills to end-of-kindergarten writing.
- To determine the relative importance of these components in predicting writing ability.
- To examine the developmental trajectory of early writing skills.
Main Methods:
- Utilized structural equation modeling to analyze data from 242 kindergartners.
- Assessed oral language (word and syntax levels), spelling, letter writing fluency, and reading skills.
- Examined the predictive relationships between these foundational skills and overall writing performance.
Main Results:
- Oral language, spelling, and letter writing fluency were positively and uniquely associated with writing skill.
- Reading skill's unique contribution to writing diminished when oral language, spelling, and letter writing fluency were accounted for.
- These findings highlight the distinct roles of various precursor skills in early writing.
Conclusions:
- Oral language, spelling, and letter writing fluency are key predictors of kindergarten writing.
- Reading skills may not be a unique direct contributor to writing at this developmental stage.
- Interventions focusing on oral language, spelling, and letter fluency may enhance early writing development.
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