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Wells, M. Cyrene – Learning, 1987
A teacher shares her technique for improving student writing: add detail. Forget organization, cutting, and adding more information. Get students to focus only on adding more detail to information already included. Examples are given. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Revision (Written Composition), Teaching Methods, Writing Improvement
Brown, Leslie A. – Learning, 1993
Students who have trouble starting to write can create collage images from textured papers to inspire story ideas and written text. Some students may invent a plot first then illustrate it. Others may let textured paper influence their writing. The article describes the process and explains how to make textured paper. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Paper (Material)
Five, Cora – Learning, 1993
Describes how to use portfolios to track elementary students' reading and writing progress, offering teacher-to-teacher tips on the most effective use of portfolios in the classroom. The article discusses student self-evaluation through portfolios, reading- and writing-portfolio conferences, and teachers as learners. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Portfolios (Background Materials)
