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Isom, Christie – English in Texas, 2014
Engaging young students in an authentic writing process is an important part of their literacy development. Equally important is maintaining a developmentally appropriate classroom where young students explore, create, and play. In this article, the author shares her endeavors into implementing an illustration study during writer's workshop and…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Writing Processes
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Calin-Jageman, Robert J.; Ratner, Hilary Horn – Cognition and Instruction, 2005
We examined the relation between self-explaining and encoding among kindergartners. For 5 days, children (n = 27) took turns solving addition problems with an adult expert who always used an advanced addition strategy. During the game, children explained the expert's answers (Explain-Expert), explained their own answers (Explain-Novice), or did…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Coding, Kindergarten, Young Children
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Clyde, Jean Anne; Miller, Carol; Sauer, Stacy; Liebert, Karen; Parker, Susan; Runyan, Sarah – Language Arts, 2006
"Reggio Emilia" is a remarkable, interdisciplinary inquiry-based approach typically found in preschools. What happens when elementary teachers confined by curricular mandates embrace key features of this learner-centered philosophy? This article provides compelling evidence that when multiple literacies are harnessed in support of inquiry, the…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Inquiry, Primary Education, Kindergarten