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Hsin, Lisa B.; Mu, Nan; Selman, Robert L. – Reading Teacher, 2021
We paint a picture of preadolescent students' thinking on a topic of everyday importance: the right to use and the responsibility not to abuse digital technology in school. We analyzed the writing of students in grades 4-7 in response to an essay prompt about classroom iPad (tablet computer) use after a hypothetical cyberbullying incident,…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Student Responsibility, Technology Integration, Handheld Devices
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Hsin, Lisa; Snow, Catherine – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
The task of writing arguments requires a linguistic and cognitive sophistication that eludes many adults, but students in the US are expected to produce texts that articulate and support a claim--simple written arguments--starting in the fourth grade. Students from language-minority homes likewise must learn to produce such writing, despite their…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Educational Benefits, Bilingualism, Writing (Composition)