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Clair, Elizabeth – 1982
To help provide writing instruction to elementary school children who are taught English as a second language, a writing project was designed for three ESL students: a third grader from Japan, a fourth grader from Costa Rica, and a fifth grader from Indonesia. The goals of the project were to help the students find writing to be enjoyable and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Program Descriptions
Vockell, Edward L.; And Others – 1983
The Highland (Indiana) public schools developed a writing program for elementary school students based on the premise that children learn to use language by actively generating language. The program features language production as the principal student activity in the English class and uses the students' own written work and oral expression as the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Feedback

Cooper, David D.; Julier, Laura – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1995
The Service Learning Writing Project at Michigan State University links service-learning and writing instruction. Students read and discuss American literary and historical texts, write academic analyses of ideas, and practice peer editing and revision in small workshops, while working in service placements in community and nonprofit…
Descriptors: Assignments, Citizen Role, Citizenship Responsibility, College Instruction