Three Emergent Writers and the School Curriculum: Copying and Other Myths.

Dyson, Anne Haas

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ERIC Number: EJ317320

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Publication Date: 1985

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Three Emergent Writers and the School Curriculum: Copying and Other Myths.

Dyson, Anne Haas

Elementary School Journal, v85 n4 p497-512 Mar 1985

Using data from 14 weeks of participant observation, this study examines three kindergartners' behaviors during common beginning literacy activities (i.e., copying and free composition). Results focus on the children's understanding of how written symbols and orally read messages are related and have implications for the use of teaching techniques. (CB)

Descriptors: Creative Writing, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten Children, Oral Reading, Prewriting, Primary Education, Symbolic Learning, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction

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