Profiles of Emergent Writing Skills Among Preschool Children

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dc.contributor.authorGuo, Ying
dc.contributor.authorSun, Shuyan
dc.contributor.authorPuranik, Cynthia
dc.contributor.authorBreit-Smith, Allison
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-16T12:46:36Z
dc.date.available2018-03-16T12:46:36Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBackground Research suggests that considerable individual differences may exist among preschool children in terms of emergent writing performance. However, there is no study examining this variability. Objective This research explored the patterns of within-group individual differences in the emergent writing skills of preschool children. Method Cluster analysis was employed to identify profiles of emergent writing skills in two independent samples (children from middle-socioeconomic status backgrounds N = 36; children from socioeconomically and racial/ethnically diverse backgrounds N = 367). Results Cluster analysis identified three emergent writing profiles: (1) highest emergent writing-strength in letter writing and spelling; (2) average emergent writing-strength in name writing; and (3) lowest emergent writing across skills. Children’s letter name knowledge and phonological awareness significantly predicted profile membership when controlling for age. Conclusion These findings provide evidence regarding the heterogeneity of preschool children’s emergent writing skills and suggest that different profiles of emergent writing can be explained by children’s letter name knowledge, phonological awareness, and age.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10566-018-9438-1en_US
dc.format.extent22 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2C824G6D
dc.identifier.citationGuo, Y., Sun, S., Puranik, C. et al. Profiles of Emergent Writing Skills Among Preschool Children. Child Youth Care Forum (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-018-9438-1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s1056
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7877
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Mathematics and Statistics Department
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the author.
dc.subjectEmergent writingen_US
dc.subjectLetter knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPhonological awarenessen_US
dc.subjectCluster Analysisen_US
dc.titleProfiles of Emergent Writing Skills Among Preschool Childrenen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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