Matthew Effects in Writing: The Patterning of Difference in Writing Classrooms K-7 [Abstract]

The study outlined here examined the construction of between-student differences in writing in New Zealand primary (elementary) school classrooms. It provided description and explanation of the means by which expertise in writing was coconstructed by children and their teachers. The analysis and dis...

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Published inReading research quarterly Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 348 - 349
Main Author Glasswell, Kathryn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newark International Reading Association 01.10.2001
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Child Psychology
Childrens literature
Classroom activities
Classroom Communication
Education
Educational activities
Elementary education
Elementary school students
Elementary School Teachers
IRA Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2001
Literary criticism
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Writing
Writing achievement
Writing instruction
Writing teachers
New Zealand
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Summary:The study outlined here examined the construction of between-student differences in writing in New Zealand primary (elementary) school classrooms. It provided description and explanation of the means by which expertise in writing was coconstructed by children and their teachers. The analysis and discussion focused on the ways in which qualitatively different developmental pathways were constructed for good and poor writers within a common context.
ISSN:0034-0553
1936-2722