Supporting Young Children’s Composing Practices through Pre- and Post-Writing Conversations

Authors

Jackie Ridley, Kent State UniversityFollow
Rebecca Rohloff, Augusta UniversityFollow
Xiao Zhang, Georgia State UniversityFollow
Margaret Quinn, Texas A&M UniversityFollow

Publication Date

Fall 2025

Keywords

Writing conferences, preschool writing, supporting early writing, composing instruction

Abstract

In this teaching tip, we propose purposeful pre- and post-writing conferences as a teacher practice to support young children’s early writing practices. We share how teachers can facilitate children’s idea development through conversational moves during writing conferences and provide a model for what this could look like using a task-based composing prompt.

Recommended Citation

Ridley, Jackie; Rohloff, Rebecca; Zhang, Xiao; and Quinn, Margaret (2025) "Supporting Young Children’s Composing Practices through Pre- and Post-Writing Conversations," Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 11: Iss. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol11/iss2/3