Letter-Writing Connections: A Teacher, First-Graders, and Their Parents.

Manning, Maryann; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ510608

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Letter-Writing Connections: A Teacher, First-Graders, and Their Parents.

Manning, Maryann; And Others

Young Children, v50 n6 p34-38 Sep 1995

Examines the benefits of exchanging weekly letters among a teacher, first-grade students, and their parents during the school year. The teacher had the opportunity to model letter writing for the children and kept communication open with the parents. Parents were kept informed of their children's performance, and the children were involved in a functional writing activity. (AA)

Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Letters (Correspondence), Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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