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- Title
The Effects of Writing Workshop on Abilities of First Grade Students to Become Confident and Independent Writers.
- Authors
Jasmine, Joanne; Weiner, Wendy
- Abstract
Writing Workshop is an interactive approach to teaching writing as students learn and practice the importance of rehearsal, drafting/revising, and editing their pieces of writing (Calkins, 1986; Graves, 1983). This study implemented a mixed methodology design incorporating qualitative and quantitative analysis (Mills, 2007) by administering a pre survey to each child before he/she began the Writing Workshop and a post survey after the intervention; systematic observational research as a checklist (Glanz, 2003) to record observed practices of students during peer revising conferences; portfolios to assess student writing and graded via a rubric; and lastly interview of students regarding confidence and ability in writing. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the writing processes of drafting/revising and editing to support first grade students to become independent writers.
- Subjects
WRITING education; CREATIVE writing; CHILD authors; CREATIVE writing education; CREATIVE writing education in elementary schools; CURRICULUM; ELEMENTARY education; WRITING centers; EFFECTIVE teaching; TRAINING
- Publication
Early Childhood Education Journal, 2007, Vol 35, Issue 2, p131
- ISSN
1082-3301
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10643-007-0186-3