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Take Home Reading/Writing Activity Packets For Kindergartners, Jean Marie Czubin Jan 1990

Take Home Reading/Writing Activity Packets For Kindergartners, Jean Marie Czubin

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This project was developed to provide meaningful reading/writing activities which would involve the parents of kindergartners in the reading process. Research studies reviewed in literature supported the theory that kindergartners should be taught basic reading skills and parents need to be involved in the reading process. It is currently recognized that parents can do a great deal to develop reading and writing skills at home. Therefore, the role of the teacher is extended beyond the school into the home.

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The Impact Of Recent Research Trends On The Teaching Of Writing In The Middle Grades, Marilu D. Goolsby Jan 1989

The Impact Of Recent Research Trends On The Teaching Of Writing In The Middle Grades, Marilu D. Goolsby

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This was a descriptive study which measured the attitudes and practices of teachers in the middle grades concerning the teaching of writing. Subjects were 42 teachers of writing in grades five through eight in four small rural school systems. The data gathering instrument was a questionnaire devised by the researcher which employed a Likert scale format. One open-ended item was included as well as several background questions. Results indicated that the majority of these teachers do not teach writing as a process with extensive editing and revising with the teacher participating in the process. Rather, the teaching of grammar and …

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Ninth Grade Remedial Writing Project, Kurt Dean Clemmens Jan 1986

Ninth Grade Remedial Writing Project, Kurt Dean Clemmens

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The specific challenge I face in my ninth grade remedial English class is that of developing each student's skill in writing. This should be simple enough, but there is a diversity of obstacles that interferes with acceptable development.

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A Program For Teaching Composition In The Elementary School, Sharon Maxine Mcconnell Jan 1985

A Program For Teaching Composition In The Elementary School, Sharon Maxine Mcconnell

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Methods and procedures for teaching composition in the elementary school were developed. Current methods of teaching writing were combined with classical rhetorical modes to provide integrated and comprehensive writing experiences for elementary students. Step-by-step directions are provided for the teacher, from prewriting activities to publication of student writing. Each procedure contains a writing experience in the narrative, descriptive, expository, or persuasive mode, each using the writing "process'' to reach a final product.

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A Language Arts Based Curriculum Model For The Talented- Grade 6, Bruce Edward Holway Jan 1985

A Language Arts Based Curriculum Model For The Talented- Grade 6, Bruce Edward Holway

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An investigation into the cognitive and affective characteristics and needs of talented students has resulted in the creation of a working model for a language arts based curriculum for students in grade six. This project identifies the essential components of programs for the education of the academically talented and demonstrates how these ingredients interact in practice. The process for selecting concepts and related content in English, reading and social studies is explained. Suggestions for designing materials and for utilizing commercially prepared lessons are provided.

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A Curriculum Guide Based On Developmental Stages Of Kindergarten And First Grade Writing, Heidi E. Borrud Jan 1984

A Curriculum Guide Based On Developmental Stages Of Kindergarten And First Grade Writing, Heidi E. Borrud

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The relationship between the developmental stages of a child and the acquisition of written language was studied. Through research, developmental stages were identified. The stages were used to develop objectives for a kindergarten and first grade writing curriculum guide. Activities that would aid in the achievement of the given objectives are suggested.

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Development Of A Handbook For Remediation Of Handwriting Disabilities, Judy A. Dagnon Jan 1984

Development Of A Handbook For Remediation Of Handwriting Disabilities, Judy A. Dagnon

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This study presents the process used in the development of a handbook for remediation of handwriting disabilities. The paper presents views on the remediation of handwriting over the last decade and the procedures used in the development of a handbook. The project designed a handbook for use with children in grade three and on who possess handwriting disabilities.

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A Curriculum Guide Based On Developmental Stages Of Second And Third Grade Writing, Dana J. Persson-Zora Jan 1984

A Curriculum Guide Based On Developmental Stages Of Second And Third Grade Writing, Dana J. Persson-Zora

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The relationship between the developmental stages of a child's written language acquisition and the achievement of written language efficiency was studied. Through research, developmental stages were identified, and used to suggest objectives for a second and third grade writing curriculum guide. Activities that would aid in the achievement of the given objectives are suggested.

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Classroom Practices In The Teaching Of Writing, Rickey A. Cotton Jan 1983

Classroom Practices In The Teaching Of Writing, Rickey A. Cotton

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This study was a descriptive investigation of current practices in the teaching of writing. The subjects were 327 eleventh grade English students and the six English teachers who taught them. The subjects were selected from three of eight high schools operating in a system of approximately 30,000 students in the southern region of the nation. The data gathering instrument for this study was a student writing questionnaire devised by the researcher. The questionnaire was pretested and administered in the spring of 1983. The results revealed both positive and negative aspects of writing instruction. Frequency and length of writing assignments emerged …

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