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| English Journal | 7 |
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| Brunetti, Gerald J. | 1 |
| Cooper, Charles R. | 1 |
| Hirtle, Jeannine St. Pierre | 1 |
| Jacobs, Suzanne E. | 1 |
| Loeffler, Ruth | 1 |
| Macrorie, Ken | 1 |
| McGarvey, Jack | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
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Peer reviewedMacrorie, Ken – English Journal, 1982
An elementary school English teacher relates her school experiences, both as a child and as a teacher, to explain her attitudes toward teaching writing as communication and not as a corrected/correctable language form. (RL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Enrichment
Peer reviewedCooper, Charles R. – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Child Language, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBrunetti, Gerald J. – English Journal, 1978
Provides an overview of "A Language for Life," the Bullock Report, and discusses some of its more important features that have implications for American language arts teaching. (DD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts
Peer reviewedJacobs, Suzanne E. – English Journal, 1978
Describes the contents of three books which resulted from the University of London's Writing Across the Curriculum Project: "Understanding Children Writing,""Understanding Children Talking," and "Writing and Learning Across the Curriculum 11-16." (DD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedMcGarvey, Jack – English Journal, 1978
Discusses the developmental characteristics of the middle school years child. (DD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Children, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedHirtle, Jeannine St. Pierre – English Journal, 1996
Defines the goals of social constructivism as providing a democratic and critical learning experience for students through the building of knowledge about self, school, everyday experience, and society. Reviews specific implications and practical applications of the philosophy. (TB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Critical Theory, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLoeffler, Ruth – English Journal, 1974
Describes unit on children's language for high school English students. (JH)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Books, Child Language, Childhood Attitudes
