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"Why Downt You Riyt Back to Me?": Family Letter Writing in Kindergarten
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Pole, Kathryn – Reading Teacher, 2015
This article presents research that investigated how a school year-long letter-writing project between kindergarten students and extended family members could facilitate literacy development in students, as well as provide a way to build inter-generational bonds through correspondence focused on family history and stories. Analysis centered on the…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Letters (Correspondence), Emergent Literacy, Family School Relationship