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Knight, Joyce L. – 1990
This paper describes a practicum in which a comprehensive daily writing program was implemented to determine the effectiveness of the writing process in improving the self-esteem as well as the reading skills of first-grade students. The target group was 11 first graders who, out of a class of 25 students, had failed the comprehension part of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Grade 1, Learning Problems
Hernandez, Ada B. – 1987
Lack of motivation to complete writing tasks leaves students unable to perform according to grade level expectations or to demonstrate mastery of school district objectives. To address this problem, a practicum involved 30 fifth grade students in a 36-week writing program using the process writing method. The goals of the practicum were as…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Grade 5, Holistic Evaluation, Intermediate Grades