Shawn C. Kent|Jeanne Wanzek|Yaacov Petscher|Stephanie Al Otaiba|Young-Suk Kim
Writing fluency and quality in kindergarten and first grade: the role of attention, reading, transcription, and oral language
Florida State University|Florida State University|Florida State University|Southern Methodist University|Florida State University
present study examined influence kindergarten component skills writing outcomes concurrently longitudinally first grade using data 265 students investigated model writing development including attention regulation along students reading spelling handwriting fluency oral language component skills results structural equation modeling demonstrated model including attention better fitting model language literacy factors attention higherorder literacy factor related reading spelling proficiency automaticity letterwriting uniquely positively related compositional fluency kindergarten attention higherorder literacy factor predictive composition quality fluency first grade oral language showed unique relations first grade writing quality implications writing development instruction discussed