Kindergarten oral language independently predicts third-grade narrative writing quality¶
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q3 i2 Kindergarten oral language (vocabulary, grammatical knowledge, sentence memory) was independently related to narrative writing quality in third grade (β = .35, p < .001). → Kim Young-Suk 2015
Evidence¶
Kim Young-Suk 2015¶
Kim Young-Suk, Al Otaiba Stephanie, Wanzek Jeanne. (2015). Kindergarten Predictors of Third Grade Writing. Learning and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2014.11.009
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Structural equation modeling of longitudinal data from 157 children assessed in kindergarten and again in grade 3. The narrative model showed "oral language (β = .35, p < .001)" was related to narrative writing quality; the model explained 30% of variance.
"Kindergarten literacy (β = .23, p = .01) and oral language (β = .35, p < .001) were both related to narrative writing quality in third grade."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Oral Language — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Writing Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Kindergarten lexical literacy (word reading and spelling) predicts third-grade writing quality in both narrative and expository genres — related
- Kindergarten oral language does not uniquely predict third-grade expository writing quality — related
- Kindergarten oral language is uniquely related to first-grade writing quality but not to compositional fluency — related
- Kindergarten letter writing automaticity is not uniquely predictive of third-grade writing quality — related
- Children's expressive vocabulary is not uniquely related to either dimension of written composition after accounting for other variables — related
- Third-grade narrative and expository writing quality are distinct but strongly related factors — related
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Kindergarten oral language independently predicts third-grade narrative writing quality |
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Kindergarten oral language independently predicts third-grade narrative writing quality |
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