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Osburn, E. Bess; McDonell, Gloria M. – 1983
A study was conducted to identify characteristics of young children's written compositions that might be used to indicate growth patterns. Written compositions of 482 children of all ability levels, grades 1-3, were examined by two teams of teacher-researchers and placed on a continuum of sophistication. Four growth strands were identified: (1)…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition
Scottish Curriculum Development Service, Edinburgh. – 1985
Intended to encourage teachers to examine their assumptions about teaching writing, this document containing a mixture of theory and practice deals with many aspects of writing. The chapters discuss (1) an examination of children's writing and some questions arising from the examination; (2) reasons for failure to write well, including the home…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Handwriting
