Functional Writing in the Primary Years: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Writing Intervention Study

Abstract

This protocol article describes the project Functional Writing in the Primary Years, which received funding in late 2018 and was started in August 2019. The Functional Writing in Primary School (FUS) project aims to increase the quality of teaching and learning writing in the first years of schooling. A large-scale, mixed-methods study, the FUS project investigates the effects of an early start with functional writing, focusing on young students' development as writers and their ability to use writing as a tool for learning and communication. The project also investigates teachers' writing instruction and professional development. The protocol describes the project's rationale and major methodological aspects and culminates in a concluding discussion about possible caveats.

Learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of emergency remote instruction on first grade students’ writing: A natural experiment.

“…The schools participating in this and the larger study (Skar, Aasen, & Jølle, 2020) were recruited with the help of executive officers from different municipalities. All schools in a municipality were invited to participate.…”

“…Students wrote a letter using a prompt developed by the Functional Writing in Primary School project (Skar, Aasen, & Jølle, 2020). Teachers introduced this writing task by reading aloud a letter from researchers at the local university.…”

“…The recruitment of students was done in the context of a large scale writing intervention study (Skar, Aasen, & Jølle, 2020). First grade students in the before COVID-19 cohort participated in a single test administration in May/June of 2019.…”

Keterampilan Penting Sebelum Anak Siap Menulis

“…Penelitian lain menyebutkan adanya peran perangkat teknologi dalam mengajarkan menulis (Alsamadani, 2017;Yeh et al, 2020). (Skar et al, 2020) memandang bahwa kegiatan menulis anak usia sekolah sebaiknya diberikan stimulasi pada anak. Berdasarkan penelitian (Mohammed & Al-Noori, 2020) menyatakan kemampuan menulis anak akan berkembang dengan brainstorming dimana akan membantu anak mengembangkan ide tulisan.…”

9. Skrivarutvikling og skrivekompetanse. Funksjonelle og formålsretta perspektiv på den første skriveopplæringa

“…Heath, 1983;Barton, 2007), frå første trinn. Empirien er henta frå det pågåande forskingsprosjektet Funksjonell skriving i dei første skuleåra (FUS), som undersøker potensielle effektar av tidleg start med funksjonell skriving, både med omsyn til elevane sin skrivekompetanse og laerarane si profesjonelle utvikling (sjå Skar, Aasen & Jølle, 2020). Empirien frå dei tre skrifthendingane er strategisk valt frå eit større materiale, nettopp for å illustrere kva ei funksjonell og formålsretta forståing av skriving og skrivarutvikling kan innebere.…”