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Busch, Katharine Mitchell – Insights into Open Education, 1990
This study investigated the effect of written language experience on spelling proficiency. Students in the second grade did story writing in a supportive environment which accepted their language when they wrote rather than imposed a criteria of correctness. The students were encouraged to use "functional," or "invented,"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Grade 2
