Article "Kindergarten predictors of third grade writing"

Ayu Rina Dwi Utari
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77th article

"Kindergarten predictors of third grade writing"

Kindergarten oral language skill was related to narrative writing quality, kindergarten literacy skill was related to narrative and expository writing quality, kindergarten attention was not directly related to third grade writing.
The present study was to examine the relations of kindergarten transcription, oral language, word reading, and attention skills to writing skills in third grade. Structural equation modeling showed that kindergarten oral language and lexical literacy skills (i.e., word reading and spelling) were independently predicted third grade narrative writing quality, and kindergarten literacy skill uniquely predicted third grade expository writing quality. In contrast, attention and letter writing automaticity were not independently related to writing quality in either narrative or expository genre. These results are discussed in light of theoretical and practical implications.