Date of Award
1-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/Program
English
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Emily J. Isaacs
Committee Member
Melinda Knight
Committee Member
Jonathan Greenberg
Abstract
This thesis is an exploration of how preschoolers write, what preschool writing looks like, and how teachers can better position themselves to create strong and engaged writers. Intended to provide busy preschool teachers with real-world solutions, this thesis will focus on the research that points to best practices in the classroom and discuss what works and what doesn’t. While discussing the common challenges in preschool literacy, this thesis will discuss how home involvement greatly affects writing literacy and will therefore suggest ways in which to better engage and train parents. Current theories of literacy development are also explored through the framework of the preschool writer. A discussion of Universal Preschool and the merits of a public system available to all children will conclude this thesis.
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Recommended Citation
Walsh, Lisa, "Writing in the Preschool Classroom : The Emergent Writer" (2012). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 1079.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/1079