Through mothers’ eyes: Perspectives on their children as writers

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Nine mothers of pre‐school through third grade children from two suburban lower middle class to middle class communities were asked to talk about the following: the writing their children do, their interactions with their children about this writing, and their expectations for their children as writers. The mothers were also asked to reflect on their own early experiences with writing. Analysis of field notes and transcriptions of taped conversations generated the following themes: child as intiator who evokes response from the mother; mother as creator of contexts which facilitate children's writing; mothers’ reflections of self as writer and how they are reflected in contexts they create for their children; and mothers making connections between reading and writing and home and school. The mothers’ perceptions presented in this study provide another look beyond the classroom to the interactions around text in children's home life.

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