Composing is an essential part of literacy development in early childhood classrooms, and writing experiences are continually changing through advances in technology. Writing in a new language can be particularly challenging for emergent bilinguals as they navigate learning how to spell in English as part of the writing process. New pedagogical tools must be used to support these students as meaning makers and composers. In this study, we investigated how a group of first‐grade emergent bilinguals used word prediction software as they created digital compositions over the course of a year. The results suggest several positive ways, such as basic spelling support, extended written responses, and additional opportunities to practice reading, that this digital tool enhanced the meaning‐making process of emergent bilingual writers. Recommendations for educators to implement word prediction software in classrooms are included.

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新兴双语者在数字写作中对单词预测软件的使用

作曲是幼儿课堂识字能力发展的重要组成部分，随着技术的进步，写作经验也在不断变化。对于新兴的双语者来说，用新的语言写作可能会特别具有挑战性，因为他们会在写作过程中不断学习如何拼写英语。必须使用新的教学工具来支持这些学生，使他们成为有意义的创造者和作曲家。在这项研究中，我们调查了一群一年级新兴双语者在一年的时间里如何使用单词预测软件创建数字作品。结果表明了几种积极的方式，例如基本的拼写支持，扩展的书面回答以及更多的练习阅读的机会，这些数字工具增强了新兴的双语作者的意思制定过程。