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Sustaining Preschoolers' Engagement During Interactive Writing Lessons
Author(s) -
Hall Anna H.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1521
Subject(s) - psychology , literacy , early literacy , emergent literacy , mathematics education , pedagogy
Interactive writing is a developmentally appropriate activity used to enhance children's literacy development in the preschool setting. This article describes the unique needs of preschoolers as emerging writers, including their developing fine motor skills, early literacy skills, and social skills related to group writing. Strategies are provided for lesson preparation, scaffolding, and lesson pacing to help teachers maximize student engagement.