Chapter 2
Children and collaborative writing
Article outline
- 2.1Introduction
- 2.2Collaborative learning
- 2.3Collaborative writing
- 2.3.1Peer work and writing-to-learn
- 2.3.2Definition
- 2.3.3The tenets of collaborative writing tasks
- 2.3.4Process and product
- 2.4Studies with adult learners
- 2.5Studies with young learners
- 2.5.1The body of research
- 2.5.2Collaborative and individual writers
- 2.5.3Language-related episodes (LREs)
- 2.5.4Do children collaborate?
- 2.5.5Do children like collaborative writing?
- 2.6Summary