Barbara D. DeBaryshe|Martha Buell|Janeen C. Binder
What a Parent Brings to the Table: Young Children Writing with and without Parental Assistance
University of Hawai?i at M?noa|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|University of North Carolina at Greensboro
twenty children aged 5 6 years observed attempting write letter alone mothers assistance children produced sophisticated products adult mediation using conventional spelling writing longer messages using mechanical details punctuation salutations childrens selftalk meaning message associated higher product quality solo task interactive talk conventions spelling page placement etc associated dyadic product quality childrens rank order message length conventional details maintained across tasks evidence maternal finetuning scaffolding behaviors response childs independent level print performance revealed qualitative analysis dyadic interaction mothers appeared sense developmental progression writing skills