Poetry and the Early Adolescent.

Moore, Mary Jo

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Publication Date: 1999

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Poetry and the Early Adolescent.

Moore, Mary Jo

NAMTA Journal, v24 n3 p54-66 Sum 1999

Discusses the concept of teacher as coach for 11- to 14-year-old Montessori students writing poetry. Notes the children's need for nurturing at this sensitive age and the coach's process of acknowledging the universal and poetic in them. Presents samples of children's poetry to show how development and self-expression are fundamental partners in the formation of character. (JPB)

Descriptors: Child Development, Creative Development, Creative Writing, Creativity, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Montessori Method, Poetry

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Language: English

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