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McAuliffe, Sheila – Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes a year-long study in a whole-language classroom of second-grade students' use of gendered language during informal interactions in writers' workshop. Points out the importance of intent in the process of communication. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Risko, Victoria J.; And Others – 1990
A study determined whether instruction on story elements within rich contexts can increase students' understanding of the characters' traits and motives, their comprehension of stories, and their ability to write causally coherent stories. Instruction was organized around an "anchor" (a story rich with embedded information presented on…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Research, Cohesion (Written Composition), Curriculum Development