Difficulties in Acquiring and Developing Writing Skills

• Autores: Barbara Arfe, Julie E. Dockrell
• Localización: Development of writing skills in children in diverse cultural contexts: contributions to teaching and learning / coord. por Alina Galvao Spinillo, Carmen Sotomayor, 2023, ISBN 9783031292859, págs. 223-240
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This chapter considers the proximal and distal skills which impact on children’s developing writing competencies. We examine three dimensions: text-based factors, child-based factors, and the role of writing instruction in supporting struggling writers. Text-based factors include writing levels (word sentence and discourse), writing genre, and the medium of text production. In terms of child-based factors, we examine the language in which children are learning to write; children’s competencies in oral language, spelling, and handwriting; and the processes they engage in (planning and revising) in text production. Finally, we consider the role of pedagogy and instructional programs in supporting struggling writers.