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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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Remler, Nancy Lawson – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2002
Notes that while active learning strategies enable students to grasp important concepts, they also help students become enthusiastic and confident writers and interpreters of literature. Suggests that the more active students are in the lesson, the more engaged they will be in the subject matter and the better opportunity they will have to learn…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Learning Strategies, Student Attitudes
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Alber, Sheila R.; Martin, Christa M.; Gammill, Deidra M. – Gifted Child Today, 2005
Throughout history, gifted writers have enriched the human experience with the power and beauty of words. These literary masters enlighten people to universal truths, expand their minds to new ideas and visions, and challenges them to advance civilization. Exposing gifted students to the vast realm of important literature can inspire them to find…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning, Classics (Literature)
McAllister, Elizabeth A. – 1995
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans focuses on helping elementary-school students to work together as they learn to read, write, and communicate. The 48 lesson plans in the book cover writing to communicate, reading for information, responding to literature,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Golub, Jeffrey N. – 1994
Focusing particularly on student writing, this book describes the principles of an interactive classroom and presents specific activities which adhere to those principles. Acknowledging that such classrooms require that the students feel comfortable with each other, the book details several activities that help to build a positive classroom…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment