Young Children and Narrative Texts: A School-Based Inquiry Project.

Bukowiecki, Elaine M.; McMackin, Mary C.

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ERIC Number: EJ598965

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Publication Date: 1999

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Young Children and Narrative Texts: A School-Based Inquiry Project.

Bukowiecki, Elaine M.; McMackin, Mary C.

Reading Improvement, v36 n4 p157-66 Win 1999

Describes a study of the effect of direct story grammar instruction for first graders. Finds that (1) young children benefit from simple story structures that focus on beginning, middle and end; and (2) this structure may provide young children with a foundation for developing an understanding of the elements of story grammar. (NH)

Descriptors: Grade 1, Primary Education, Story Grammar, Story Telling, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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