“Hi Ross & Phil, we were wondering about what (and how) children learn about writing before they join our Nursery. We wanted to make a presentation to share with parents. Do you know of anything?“
This is fantastic question. Children can bring a great deal of writerly knowledge to school with them. More than we sometimes realise or appreciate. We can certainly recommend the following publications if you’re interested in knowing more:
- Already Ready: Nurturing Writers in Preschool and Kindergarten by Katie Wood Ray & Matt Glover [LINK]
- Literacy Learning For Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers by Tanya Wright, Sonia Cabell, Nell Duke & Mariana Souto-Manning [LINK]
- Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 by Noella Mackenzie & Janet Scull [LINK]
- Writing Begins At Home: Preparing Children For Writing Before They Go To School by Marie Clay [LINK]
- How Very Young Children Explore Writing by Marie Clay [LINK]
- What Did I Write? Beginning Writing Behaviour by Marie Clay [LINK]
- Gnys At Wrk: A Child Learns to Write and Read by Glenda Bissex [LINK]
- Adam’s Righting Revolutions: One Child’s Literacy Development From Infancy Through Grade One by Judith Schickedanz [LINK]
- Our Daughter Learns To Read & Write: A Case Study From Birth To Three by Marcia Baghban [LINK]
- Family Literacy: Young Children Learning To Read & Write by Denny Taylor [LINK]
- Children’s Language: Connecting Reading, Writing & Talk by Judith Wells Lindfors [LINK]
- Before Writing by Gunther Kress [LINK]
- Understanding & Supporting Young Writers From Birth To 8 by Noella Mackenzie & Janet Scull [LINK]