Systematic review of young children's writing on screen: what do we know and what do we need to know

Natalia Kucirkova; Deborah Wells Rowe; Lucy Oliver; Laura E. Piestrzynski

doi:10.1111/lit.12173

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Systematic review of young children's writing on screen: what do we know and what do we need to know

Natalia Kucirkova

Deborah Wells Rowe Lucy Oliver Laura E. Piestrzynski

Literacy Vol. 53 No. 4 pp. 216-225 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractWriting is part and parcel of children's active meaning‐making on and with screens, but it has been relatively neglected in the literature focused on children's digital literacies. This study synthesises existing empirical evidence focused on young children's (aged between 2 and 8 years) writing on screen and identifies the relationships between dominant themes in published literature and contemporary theories of children's technology use. A systematic literature review that included studies from diverse disciplines yielded 21 papers. Constant comparative analysis generated five themes that indicate four key directions for future research. We call attention to researchers'theoretical framingto supplement mono‐disciplinary approaches and single levels of analysis. We suggest that future research should provide greaterspecification of the purposeof children's writing on screen and the differenttypes of tools and applicationssupporting the activity. We also highlight the need for interdisciplinary approaches that would capture the composing stages involved in the writing process with andaroundscreens. Finally, we point out possibleage‐related differencesin documenting and reporting the composing process in classrooms. Overall, limitations in the current evidence base highlight the need for research conducted from a critical perspective and focused more directly on multimodality.

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Published: Jan 20, 2019
Vol/Issue: 53(4)
Pages: 216-225
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Authors

N

Natalia Kucirkova

University of Stavanger Stavanger Norway

D

Deborah Wells Rowe

Vanderbilt Peabody College

L

Lucy Oliver

University of Exeter

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Laura E. Piestrzynski

Vanderbilt Peabody College

Funding

European Cooperation in Science and Technology Award: IS1410 DigiLitEY

Economic and Social Research Council Award: ES/N01779X/1

Cite This Article

Natalia Kucirkova, Deborah Wells Rowe, Lucy Oliver, et al. (2019). Systematic review of young children's writing on screen: what do we know and what do we need to know. Literacy, 53(4), 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12173

Systematic review of young children's writing on screen: what do we know and what do we need to know

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