Young-Suk Kim|Stephanie Al Otaiba|Jeanne Wanzek
Kindergarten predictors of third grade writing
Florida State University|Southern Methodist University|Florida State University
primary goal present study examine relations kindergarten transcription oral language word reading attention skills writing skills third grade children n 157 assessed letter writing automaticity spelling oral language word reading attention kindergarten assessed writing third grade using three writing tasks one narrative two expository prompts childrens written compositions evaluated terms writing quality extent ideas developed presented organized manner structural equation modeling showed kindergarten oral language lexical literacy skills ie word reading spelling independently predicted third grade narrative writing quality kindergarten literacy skill uniquely predicted third grade expository writing quality contrast attention letter writing automaticity directly related writing quality either narrative expository genre results discussed light theoretical practical implications