Recent findings reveal clear evidence that students' low performance on writing tasks is
often related to problems with motivation. Writing curriculum and interventions produce …

Early writing skills are among the strongest predictors of later reading and writing
achievement; however, these crucial skills are often neglected in early childhood …

This study examined preschool teachers' writing knowledge and how this knowledge relates
to classroom writing practices. Head Start teachers (N= 47) across two states participated by …

This book explores what writing for pleasure means, and how it can be realised as a much-
needed pedagogy whose aim is to develop children, young people, and their teachers as …

This review of empirical research focused on the preparation of writing teachers synthesizes
findings from 82 articles published between 2000 and early 2018. The new understandings …

Early writing—a valuable early literacy skill—begins to develop prior to kindergarten. Young
children participating in preschool benefit from writing opportunities facilitated by teachers …

Preparing teachers for early language education is crucial for the quality of early childhood
education and care. In the recent decades, the role of teachers and, consequently …

Teachers understand the importance of think-alouds, yet research shows that think-alouds
may be used ineffectively in practice. Often, this results from the difficulty of explicitly sharing …

Assessment is an under-researched challenge of writing development, instruction, and
teacher preparation. One reason for the lack of research on writing assessment in teacher …

Background In a typical instructional setting, teachers are responsible for making ongoing
decisions that involve judgments of students' capabilities, knowledge, learning needs, and …