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Peer reviewedHeald-Taylor, B. Gail – Reading Teacher, 1984
Reports on a recent study of first grade writing efforts that confirms the importance of scribble in the writing process when it is an accepted language behavior in the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Grade 1, Language Usage, Primary Education
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Reading Teacher, 1984
Reports on the work being done by Martha King with the writing of primary grade children. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition)
Peer reviewedKintisch, Lenore S. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Reports on a four-year study of the process of journal writing in an elementary school. Assesses student behavior as well as actual writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedManning, Maryann; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1987
Describes a study in which twenty first grade students wrote daily in journals, which were then analyzed at the end of the school year. (JC)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Content Analysis, Creative Writing, Grade 1
