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| Reading Teacher | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 4 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBergeron, Bette S.; Rudenga, Elizabeth A. – Reading Teacher, 1996
Presents and explains a framework that can be used to determine the potential authenticity of teaching practices. Describes the potential for authenticity offered by thematic literacy instruction. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Literacy, Thematic Approach
Peer reviewedBerger, Allen – Reading Teacher, 1997
Argues that literacy professionals, in schools as well as colleges and universities, need to write for the general public, and that if they do not, they are contributing to an educational crisis of unprecedented proportions. Provides suggestions on and examples of how to write for the general public. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literacy, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedWilcox, Bonita L. – Reading Teacher, 1996
Notes that the move from writing privately to writing professionally can be daunting. Suggests that various kinds of sharing, group interaction, and feedback from colleagues can ease the transition from private to public writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior
Peer reviewedFriedman, Sheila – Reading Teacher, 1985
Reviews a project in which first-grade children learned to write and became confident, fluent, and enthusiastic writers. Contains examples of their writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Parent Role, Primary Education, Student Improvement
