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ERIC ED287170: Individual Differences in Beginning Composing: An Or... |
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A participant observation study of a primary grade |
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classroom, in which three first grade students were |
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selected as case study subjects, illustrates the range of |
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workstyles of beginning writers. Primary grade teachers |
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are often concerned that their students are not producing |
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writing comparable with their capabilities, but |
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educators' conceptions of what very young writers should |
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be doing are too narrow, not accounting for children's |
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varied workstyles. The three subjects, a mixed |
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Black/Anglo boy, a Hispanic boy, and a White girl were |
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observed as they wrote and drew pictures in their |
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journals over a year. The first boy relied heavily upon |
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social contact as he drew, "talking" his stories as he |
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drew and then writing about what he had drawn. He worked |
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at a moderate pace and learned to spell a number of |
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frequently repeated words. The second boy, interested in |
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writing "adventure stories," spent much more time |
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producing careful pictures and longer stories that made |
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more narrative sense than the first child's work. The |
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girl produced more stories and pictures than either boy, |
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was careful and neat in her work, but the stories lacked |
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variety, always centering on friends and family. While |
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teachers do need to assess students' workstyles and what |
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they produce, such variety in workstyles suggests that |
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teachers must also be flexible to meet the needs of their |
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students. (Three pages of references are included.) (JC) |
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Date Published: 2014-12-26 07:44:20 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED287170 |
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Item Size: 39577834 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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