Author Identifier (ORCID)

Bronte Kelso-Marsh: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-7839

Anabela Abreu Malpique: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-9906

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to explore parents' and children's perspectives of parental involvement in children's writing. Theoretical models argue for the benefits of parental involvement to supporting children's learning. Research has placed little attention in examining parental involvement in children's writing. Participants included 27 Australian Year 2 parent-child dyads, who were interviewed about their home-led writing. Results suggested parents and children valued parental involvement. Despite this, parents reported little communication from teachers about supporting their child's writing. Implications include encouraging stronger partnerships and more frequent communication between parents and schools to help support children's writing across home and school fronts.

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

10-1-2025

Volume

165

Publication Title

Teaching and Teacher Education

Publisher

Elsevier

School

School of Education

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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Kelso-Marsh, B., Malpique, A. A., & Davis, H. (2025). ‘My mum sometimes helps me with my writing’: Parents’ and children’s perspectives of home-led writing. Teaching and Teacher Education, 165, 105174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2025.105174

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

10.1016/j.tate.2025.105174