Meaning Across Modes: Social Purpose and Intermodality in Children’s School Writing and Drawing
Written Communication: An International Quarterly of Research, Theory, and Application
Published online on July 17, 2026
Abstract
Written Communication, Ahead of Print.
In primary education, children frequently combine drawings with alphabetic writing in their compositions, and research has shown that drawing can support early writing development. Building on existing research on multimodality and intermodality in early ...
In primary education, children frequently combine drawings with alphabetic writing in their compositions, and research has shown that drawing can support early writing development. Building on existing research on multimodality and intermodality in early ...