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Peer reviewedRensenbrink, Carla – Language Arts, 1987
Reveals ways to help students learn that writing can be similar to play, in that they can use their imaginations to create new settings and even new worlds. Suggests using toys, imaginary trips, and including friends in stories as inspiration for writing. (SKC)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Imagination, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedHarms, Jeanne McLain – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Fantasy
