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Keefe, Charlotte Hendrick; And Others – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1997
Observed writing strategies of two students in a primary, self-contained special education class using a whole language philosophy. Found that students showed concern for meaning and conventions and that they used metacognitive strategies, such as rereading or prior knowledge; external sources of help, including dictionaries or teacher assistance;…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Metacognition, Mild Disabilities, Primary Education
Harper, Kathy – 1997
A study investigated the writing done by third graders and the processes used when learning to use writing as a meaning-making activity. Four focal students were followed through composing episodes. The classroom was located in a suburban, upper middle class area in Ohio. Less than 3% of the school district population were members of a minority…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Grade 3, Integrated Curriculum
Hyde, Diana DeShazo – 1990
This practicum sought to increase the opportunities for 17 first-grade students to write for real, human reasons and in natural circumstances. They were to use writing as a natural and acceptable outlet for expression, and to conceive of their writing as an extension of themselves. Each day a name was drawn to take home a stuffed bear, which…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1, Holistic Approach
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Kasten, Wendy C. – English Quarterly, 1990
Focuses on the oral language that accompanies the writing process of Native American students. Finds that of all the oral language observed during composing, 90 percent of that language was related to the fact that writing was taking place. (MG)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Ethnography, Grade 3
Bridge, Connie A.; And Others – 1995
A study examined whether Kentucky primary teachers were adopting the changes in literacy instruction recommended in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA/1990) which, in part, encouraged the use of whole language and integrated reading/language arts approaches and the teaching of writing as a process. The study employed direct classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Change, Integrated Activities, Language Arts
Shelton, Deborah – 1995
A practicum was designed to create, implement, and evaluate a portfolio assessment system in a third grade classroom in a rural area of the southeastern United States, and to demonstrate to students, parents, and teachers the benefits of portfolios in complementing classroom instruction and evaluation. Standards, goals, and objectives for record…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Parent Participation
Schack, Gina D. – 1993
This research examines how a developmentally appropriate educational program in the early years can affect the development of gifted children. The qualitative research specifically focused on a multi-age, multi-ability setting with partial implementation of a whole language program, a systematic writing process and with some flexibility in…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Methods, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools
Brand, Wendy – 1991
This practicum was designed to allow first graders the opportunity to read and write in a more natural and authentic manner than that permitted by using the basal reading series as the basis for reading instruction. The first grade reading program was transformed from a basal-oriented approach to a whole language approach. Through the use of…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Learning Activities
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Klein, Ann Marie – Elementary School Journal, 1989
A first-grade teacher describes how she successfully applied the writing process model to her classroom readings. Focuses on one student's experience with reading.(BB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Primary Education
Bock, Joan – 1989
A study investigated how second-grade learners, identified as less proficient, continued their literacy learning in a whole language classroom. Subjects, six second-grade Chapter 1 students, were observed during independent reading time twice per week over a period of 8 months. Additional data collection procedures included participant…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Partridge, M. Elizabeth; And Others – 1991
This quasi-experimental study measured the effects of daily opportunities to draw and write on kindergarten children's ability to represent phonemes in their spelling inventions. All students involved in the study had previously been tested using the Gesell School Readiness Screening Test and placed in developmentally appropriate kindergarten…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emergent Literacy, Free Writing, Freehand Drawing