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Rowe, Deborah Wells; Shimizu, Amanda Yoshiko; Davis, Zarabeth G. – Reading Teacher, 2022
Given the importance of early writing experiences, a key question is how educators can increase the amount and quality of writing in early childhood settings. Expert early writing teachers were observed to identify the types of activities and interactions they used to engage 4- and 5-year-olds as writers. Writing instruction occurred as part of…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Writing Instruction, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Bagby, Janet; Sulak, Tracey – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2015
This article examines recent educational research on the effectiveness of homework in improving achievement. The definition we have chosen to use for homework is any assignment intended to be completed during nonschool hours.
Descriptors: Homework, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Assignments
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Rowe, Deborah; Fain, Jeanne Gilliam – Language Arts, 2013
The Family Backpack Project provided 249 low-income, prekindergarten children and their families with opportunities to read and listen to audio recordings of 3 sets of books in their homes. Families received English or dual-language texts (English plus Spanish, Arabic, Kurdish, or Somali) matched to their home languages. Children and their…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children, Family Programs