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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1990
Arguing that parents can make a big difference, this six-panel leaflet presents simple and fun strategies parents can use to help their children learn to write well. The leaflet points out that children should have a good place to write, the proper materials, sufficient time, and response and praise from their parents. Strategies discussed in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Journal Writing, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship
Paley, Vivian Gussin – 1989
The classroom setting is a source for daily and creative writing material for teachers as well as students. Teacher and student writing samples help to illustrate classrooms as cultures-in-the-making in which new rules are invented every day and suggest that stories of classroom life must of necessity end in question marks and untied threads.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Bardine, Bryan A. – 1995
Using a writing journal with adult literacy students is an effective way to introduce them to writing while working with their reading, self-esteem, and confidence levels. One type of journal that combines the skills of reading and writing is the reader response journal. In these journal exercises, the students read a story or section of a story…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dialog Journals, Journal Writing
Goldsmith, Suzanne – 1995
This guidebook explores the role of journal writing in community-service leadership and learning. Specifically, it offers suggestions to community-service leaders to help engage their teams in reflective journal writing. The introduction provides an overview of the history of journal-keeping. Chapter 1 provides a rationale for the use of…
Descriptors: Community Services, Diaries, Journal Writing, Personal Narratives
Fullan, Michael – Corwin Press, 2004
The author provides staff developers and educational leaders with tools needed to facilitate a workshop or study group, designed around his book. It gives chapter-by chapter activities focused on moral purpose and why it plays such a critical role in changing the context of school leadership. This guide explores in depth: (1) "Changing the…
Descriptors: Principals, Writing Exercises, Workshops, Study Guides
Jewell, Mary Jean; Tichenor, Mercedes S. – 1994
Through journal writing children have the opportunity to explore learning, feelings, experiences and language. It is a very effective means of helping students develop writing skills through a process approach. Here is a framework for exploring the possibility of including a journal writing program in an elementary school curriculum: (1) consider…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Elementary School Curriculum, Instructional Effectiveness, Journal Writing
Bromley, Karen; Parker, Maryann – 1993
This paper describes the use of "buddy journals" to generate enthusiasm for writing, provide writing practice, and build friendships between two classes of middle school students with learning disabilities and cognitive impairments. The buddy journals were introduced to the students as a way to get to know someone better and perhaps make a friend.…
Descriptors: Dialog Journals, Elementary School Students, Free Writing, Friendship