ERIC Number: EJ1180609
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Early Writing Intervention: A Best Evidence Synthesis
McMaster, Kristen L.; Kunkel, Amy; Shin, Jaehyun; Jung, Pyung-Gang; Lembke, Erica
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v51 n4 p363-380 Jul-Aug 2018
The purpose of this best evidence synthesis was to identify promising interventions that align with a theoretical model of early writing development, targeting three components of early writing: transcription, text generation, and self-regulation. We determined the extent to which these interventions are effective for children who struggle with early writing skills, by calculating effect sizes for group and single-subject designs, and we examined the overall quality of the research. Twenty-five studies met inclusion criteria. Among group design studies, mean effects (Hedge's g) ranged from 0.19 to 1.17 for measures of writing quantity and from 0.17 to 0.85 for measures of writing quality. Percentage of all nonoverlapping data for single-subject designs ranged from 83% to 100% for measures of writing quantity. Interventions with the strongest evidence of effects and highest methodological quality are described in detail. Recommendations for research and practice are provided. [To view the Grantee Submission of this article, see ED581496.]
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Writing Instruction, Beginning Writing, Writing Difficulties, Writing Skills, Effect Size, Writing Evaluation, Educational Quality, Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Indicators, Pretests Posttests, Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A130144