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Hamel, Fred L. – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2022
In this paper, I use narrative methodology to examine and interpret the experiences of Shaun, a 4th grade student in the United States, navigating his own reluctance and disaffection with writing in school -- in a writing workshop that sought to foster language experimentation, choice, and agency. From the perspective of a participant-observer and…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Writing Attitudes
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Eyre, Jan – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2022
This article focuses on the 2019 National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessment of student ability in writing. It begins with an overview of the study and its results, then turns to students' use of planning strategies to support their writing. Drawing on research on the association between planning and achievement in writing,…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Writing Achievement, Correlation, Writing Processes
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Merisuo-Storm, Tuula – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2006
This study explored girls' and boys' (aged 10-11) attitudes towards reading and writing. Girls enjoyed reading significantly more than boys. Boys liked mostly comics and humorous books; adventure books were girls' favourites. Poetry did not appeal to pupils. Many boys did not enjoy typical school texts. Most pupils, especially boys, did not like…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Reading Materials, Reading Attitudes, Reading Interests