Dialogue Journal: An Initiation into Writing.

McGettigan, Kathy

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ERIC Number: EJ375001

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Dialogue Journal: An Initiation into Writing.

McGettigan, Kathy

Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, v3 n4 p321-32 1987

Research is reviewed on using dialog journals to enhance the writing and motivation of learning-disabled students. Dialog journals allow students to choose their topics and promote fluency by emphasizing meaning over mechanics. Guidelines for teachers are provided, and the impact of the experience on a classroom of eight- to 13-year-olds is described. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Diaries, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Personal Narratives, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Difficulties, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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