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| Highway One | 6 |
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| Ashburn, Ann | 1 |
| Bailey, Karen | 1 |
| Bradley, Brenda | 1 |
| Bridges, Susan B. | 1 |
| Dixon, Glen T. | 1 |
| Murray, Donald M. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 5 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
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| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
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Dixon, Glen T. – Highway One, 1984
Argues that teachers of young children need to recognize and take advantage of suitable opportunities to model their writing skills. Offers examples of possible activities. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Models, Teacher Role
Bailey, Karen – Highway One, 1986
Traces the development of a project that consisted of first graders developing a book. (DF)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Primary Education, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement
Bridges, Susan B. – Highway One, 1985
Lists 12 parallel skills in drawing and writing, including the fact that drawing can reproduce aesthetic forms while writing can copy letters and letter groups. (DF)
Descriptors: Eye Hand Coordination, Freehand Drawing, Handwriting, Learning Processes
Ashburn, Ann – Highway One, 1984
Argues that children want to write and enjoy writing and that teachers need to provide them with suitable opportunities for doing so. Discusses different kinds of writing that allow children's voices to come through. (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Writing Exercises
Bradley, Brenda – Highway One, 1986
Recounts observations of a second grader's writing processes and concludes that students' enjoyment of writing should be cultivated. (DF)
Descriptors: Primary Education, Student Attitudes, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement
Murray, Donald M. – Highway One, 1985
Views the writing act as an act of exploration rather than the reporting of what was discovered and emphasizes six elements that achieve the surprise in writing, including expectation, ease, and acceptance. (DF)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises
