A longitudinal case study of a preschool-age child’s acquisition of writing

Nektarios Stellakis; Georgios Galanis

doi:10.37291/2717638X.202561305

Authors

Nektarios Stellakis University of Patras https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-8715
Georgios Galanis University of Patras https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9832-6986

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37291/2717638X.202561305

Keywords:

Case study, Preschool age, Emergent literacy, Early literacy, Writing skills, Written productions

Abstract

This article refers to a longitudinal case study, the main aim of which was to depict the development of the writing skills of a child from a high social class background, called Andreas, during the phase of his emergent/early literacy. The writings Andreas produced during literacy events that took place in his family environment from his birth until his entrance in primary school were assessed using the child’s intended purpose and text characteristics as the main axes, while a series of supplementary data was also examined. The results of the in-depth analysis of the written productions provided a satisfactory outline of the process for Andreas’ acquisition of the writing code as this developed over time, and they also brought to light the reasons that prompted him to write.

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