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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Invented Spelling of EFL Young Beginning Writers and Its Relation with Phonological Awareness and Grapheme-Phoneme Principles
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He, Tung-hsien; Wang, Wen-lien – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2009
This qualitative study investigates the invented spellings of young EFL writers in terms of the relationship between phonological awareness and internalized grapheme-phoneme principles. Two kindergarteners and two first graders participated in weekly English writing tasks for 14 months. Results obtained from protocols of the students' free writing…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Invented Spelling, Phonemes, Graphemes
Enhancing Students' Engagement and Motivation in Writing: The Case of Primary Students in Hong Kong
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Lo, Julia; Hyland, Fiona – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2007
This paper looks at young ESL writers in Hong Kong and describes an action research project which involved the implementation of a new ESL writing programme designed to enhance students' motivation and engagement by taking more account of the young learners' own socio-cultural context. The study examined both the students' and teacher-researcher's…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Action Research, Audiences, Student Motivation