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Applying a Workshop Approach To Improve Writing in Low Achieving Secondary School Students.

Dickinson, Susan – 1990

This practicum was designed to address the problem of low quantity and poor quality of writing in two lower level English classes (50 students). The objectives were to increase motivation for writing, thereby improving overall writing production by the students. A writing workshop was designed to improve the motivation of the students by…

Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Low Achievement, Student Motivation

Improving Literacy for First Graders through Writing for Authentic Purposes and Self-Assessment.

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Shaw, Ann H. – 1997

A practicum was designed to increase the literacy levels of first graders through writing daily for authentic purposes and self-assessing their work. A writing program was designed which allowed for daily authentic writing, and students were taught how to self-assess their written work. Subjects were 60 students in 3 Grade 1 classrooms in a city…

Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1

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Childrens Writing	1
Class Activities	1
Emergent Literacy	1
Grade 1	1
High School Students	1
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Instructional Improvement	1
Low Achievement	1
Primary Education	1
Process Approach (Writing)	1
Self Evaluation (Individuals)	1
Student Development	1
Student Evaluation	1
Student Motivation	1
Writing (Composition)	1
Writing Ability	1
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Writing Attitudes	1
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