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Cleary, Linda Miller | 2 |
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Cleary, Linda Miller – English Journal, 1988
Investigates the writing processes of nonstandard dialect, basic writers through the case study of an eleventh grade minority student. Offers teaching methods which utilize the strengths and address the underlying problems of nonstandard dialect students. (MM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 11, Interference (Language), Minority Groups
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Cleary, Linda Miller – English Journal, 1990
Explores why many secondary students resist writing by examining the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that affected one student's motivation to write. Determines that students' past experiences with writing profoundly affect their willingness to write. Describes ways to preserve and foster young writers' inclinations to write. (MM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes