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Peer reviewedRowe, Deborah Wells; Fitch, Joanne Deal; Bass, Alyson Smith – Language Arts, 2003
Considers whether dramatic play with toys would be as important for beginning readers and whether it could be used to support their story writing. Discusses the introduction of toys to the writers' workshop. Considers how to reflect on the physical world as a source for story ideas. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dramatic Play, Elementary Education, Toys
