ERIC Number: EJ938529
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Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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Componential Skills of Beginning Writing: An Exploratory Study
Kim, Young-Suk; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Puranik, Cynthia; Folsom, Jessica Sidler; Greulich, Luana; Wagner, Richard K.
Learning and Individual Differences, v21 n5 p517-525 Oct 2011
The present study examined the components of end of kindergarten writing, using data from 242 kindergartners. Specifically of interest was the importance of spelling, letter writing fluency, reading, and word- and syntax-level oral language skills in writing. The results from structural equation modeling revealed that oral language, spelling, and letter writing fluency were positively and uniquely related to writing skill after accounting for reading skills. Reading skill was not uniquely related to writing once oral language, spelling, and letter writing fluency were taken into account. These findings are discussed from a developmental perspective. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Beginning Writing, Spelling, Structural Equation Models, Syntax, Writing Improvement, Oral Language, Writing Skills, Reading Skills, Language Skills, Kindergarten
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