Child and Home Predictors of Children's Name Writing
Joint Authors
Bowles, Ryan P.
Gerde, Hope K.
Skibbe, Lori E.
Martoccio, Tiffany L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
The current study used dominance analysis to investigate the relative importance of multiple factors on children's (ages 3–5; mean age of 47.3 months) name writing skill when they enter preschool.
Children (n=103) were tested individually at the beginning of preschool on six factors thought to be important for name writing success: letter knowledge, decoding, motor skills, problem behaviors, self-regulation, and home literacy environment.
Collectively, these variables explained 37.1% of the variation in children's name writing, but the importance of each factor differed widely.
Children’s knowledge of capital letters (11.8%) and their motor development (11.8%) were the most important for children’s name writing whereas the home learning environment (2.3%) and reported problem behaviors (1.5%) were the least important factors.
These findings suggest that researchers and teachers should focus on letter knowledge and motor development in understanding and promoting children’s name writing skills.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gerde, Hope K.& Skibbe, Lori E.& Bowles, Ryan P.& Martoccio, Tiffany L.. 2012. Child and Home Predictors of Children's Name Writing. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gerde, Hope K.…[et al.]. Child and Home Predictors of Children's Name Writing. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gerde, Hope K.& Skibbe, Lori E.& Bowles, Ryan P.& Martoccio, Tiffany L.. Child and Home Predictors of Children's Name Writing. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495585
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495585