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Cooper, Patsy – Instructor, 1993
Teachers can help elementary students cope at the beginning of the school year by assisting them in getting to know one another. Writing is a good tool for bridging the gap between personal and school lives. The article suggests writing activities and explains how to create a good writing environment. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Coping, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Jeffers, Laurie A. – Learning, 1994
Teachers can use dialog journals to inspire their students to write. Such a method allows students to write and teachers to answer without worrying about red marks or negative comments. The article suggests topics to get students writing and ideas for encouraging students to write. (SM)
Descriptors: Dialog Journals, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Journal Writing
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
Ford, Michael P. – 1990
A graduate reading course provided students a hands-on experience in using dialog journals with elementary school children to illustrate the value of integrating writing opportunities into reading programs. Every week of the semester reading methods students read, responded, and returned the journals to the cooperating elementary classes. Only…
Descriptors: Dialog Journals, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Interschool Communication

Wollman-Bonilla, Julie E. – Reading Teacher, 1989
Explains how and why journals were chosen as a component of literature group reading. Shares excerpts from the journals of several children. Draws conclusions about the value of journals in contrast to more conventional written assignments. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness
Zajicek, Faith – Teaching PreK-8, 1995
Art and writing are valuable tools for helping students develop sensitivity to the world around them and for encouraging them to respond to their feelings. Activities combining art and writing include writing a detailed description of an object; writing about a personally created collage; journal-keeping; self-appraisals; and writing step-by-step…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Expression, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing

Cutforth, Nicholas; Parker, Melissa – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1996
By participating in carefully managed writing exercises at the end of class, physical education students can learn to set goals, evaluate themselves, and communicate effectively. The article presents excerpts from student journals in which students express their feelings about their own work and how the class is taught. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Feedback

Bromley, Karen – TESOL Journal, 1995
Discusses the use of "buddy journals" between pairs of native and nonnative English-speaking students to help develop the English literacy skills of both groups of students. Guidelines are provided for matching student pairs, evaluating student writing, and allowing for midcourse changes, as well as sample journal topics. (15 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Dialog Journals, Elementary Education, English