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Direct linkCoker, David L., Jr.; Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth; Jackson, Allison F.; Wen, Huijing; MacArthur, Charles A.; Jennings, Austin S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
As schools work to meet the ambitious Common Core State Standards in writing in the US, instructional approaches are likely to be examined (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010). However, there is little research on the current state of instruction. This study was designed to…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Writing Instruction, Observation
Chohan, Sukhdeep Kaur – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
This study involved the development, implementation, and assessment of a comprehensive schoolwide mailing program as a practical tool to communicate enthusiasm towards writing to children and actively engage them in letter writing. The author played the dual role of teacher-researcher and worked for one school year with one teacher from each grade…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Letters (Correspondence), Staff Meetings, Student Attitudes
Martin, Linda E.; Thacker, Shirley – Young Children, 2009
This article describes how one such teacher, Shirley Thacker, developed and implemented a successful writing program in her first grade classroom, which is known as Thackerville. Shirley describes how she motivated a classroom of first-graders to use the writing process in a workshop format and how this approach affected the children's perceptions…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Grade 1, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods
Download full textCarroll, Stacy; Feng, Jay – Online Submission, 2010
In the county schools, students are assessed every nine weeks based on a writing prompt using a rubric supplied by the county, but the students are often taught using Writer's Workshop. This action research attempted to determine if Writer's Workshop and the use of writing prompts have different effects on first graders' writing ability and…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Attitudes, Action Research, Writing Tests
Richards, Janet C.; Lassonde, Cynthia A. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
The 25 mini-lessons provided in this book are designed to develop students' self-regulated writing behaviors and enhance their self-perceived writing abilities. These foundational writing strategies are applicable and adaptable to all primary students: emergent, advanced, English Language Learners, and struggling writers. Following the SCAMPER…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Cues, Writing Strategies, Form Classes (Languages)
Hansen, Jane A. – Young Children, 2007
In this article, the author focuses on first grade readers and writers who revisit their work and describes what first-graders do when they revisit their writing about science and literature and review collections of their work. The first-graders discussed here are in Elaine O'Connor's classroom at Clark Elementary School in Charlottesville. In a…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Writing Workshops, Childrens Writing, Writing Instruction
