Children's Punctuation: An Analysis of Errors in Period Placement.

Cordeiro, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ365876

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Children's Punctuation: An Analysis of Errors in Period Placement.

Cordeiro, Patricia

Research in the Teaching of English, v22 n1 p62-72 Feb 1988

Analyzes writing samples of 22 first graders and 13 second graders to determine how children learn the rules of punctuation. Finds they develop necessary hypotheses which are alternative to the standard end-sentence period placement rule. Suggests young "language scientists" need opportunities to practice this innate trade: rule formation. (NH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Innovation, Learning Processes, Primary Education, Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Research, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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