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ERIC Number: EJ530497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1086-296X
What a Parent Brings to the Table: Young Children Writing with and without Parental Assistance.
DeBaryshe, Barbara D.; And Others
Journal of Literacy Research, v28 n1 p71-90 Mar 1996
States that 20 children ages 5 and 6 were observed attempting to write a letter alone and with their mothers' assistance. Finds that children produced more sophisticated products with adult mediation, using conventional spelling, writing longer messages, and using more details such as punctuation. Concludes that mothers had a sense of the progression of writing skills in their children. (PA)
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Helping Relationship, Mothers, Parent Role, Writing Skills, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Writing Contexts
Note: Formerly "Journal of Reading Behavior."