The CLASS Tool: A Framework for Fostering Emergent Writing
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| Title: | The CLASS Tool: A Framework for Fostering Emergent Writing |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Katy Dyson, Laura Piestrzynski |
| Source: | Dimensions of Early Childhood. 2025 53(2):18-25. |
| Availability: | Southern Early Childhood Association. PO Box 8109 Jacksonville, AR 72078. Tel: 501-221-1648. e-mail: info@seca.info; Web site: www.seca.info/dimensions |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Beginning Writing, Preschool Children, Classroom Environment, Writing Tests, Writing Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Writing Across the Curriculum, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Scoring, Integrated Activities, Play, Writing (Composition), Invented Spelling |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Classroom Assessment Scoring System |
| ISSN: | 1068-6177 |
| Abstract: | Emergent writing--the process where young children begin to experiment with written language--is an important contributor to the development of literacy skills. One way for teachers to support the development of writing skills in preschool-aged children is by integrating the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) as a framework to foster emergent writing. CLASS is a widely implemented and in some cases mandated tool that many teachers currently utilize as a guide for best practices and to measure the quality of their interactions with students. Teachers can use the CLASS tool to identify opportunities for writing, organize the environment to support emergent writing, enhance interactions that lead to idea development, implement instructional support for writing, and integrate writing across curriculum areas, linking language development and content knowledge. This article demonstrates how to effectively integrate CLASS as a means of teaching and supporting emergent writing. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Access URL: | https://www.seca.info/dimensions |
| Accession Number: | EJ1484151 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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