Change Over Time In Childrens Co Constructed Writing

Abstract: The development of expertise in writing is a complex but important achievement for young children as they become literate. Writing is a critical component of literacy development, yet there are few accounts of change over time in early writing development that attend to both changes in writing behaviors, the complexity of written messages, and the context in which these changes occur. This is important as describing change over time permits identification of when development accelerates or goes awry.