Although a large body of research supports the importance of children engaging in meaningful early writing experiences, a recent study conducted by Pelatti, Piasta, Justice, & O'Connell (2014) shows preschool children typically engage on average in less than one minute of writing per day. Also, preschool writing instruction focuses primarily on procedural knowledge such as fine motor skills and letter formation rather than the meaning-making processes
Although a large body of research supports the importance of children engaging in meaningful early writing experiences, a recent study conducted by Pelatti, Piasta, Justice, & O'Connell (2014) shows preschool children typically engage on average in less than one minute of writing per day. Also, preschool writing instruction focuses primarily on procedural knowledge such as fine motor skills and letter formation rather than the meaning-making processes