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ERIC Number: EJ345216
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Power of Story.
Mikkelsen, Nina
Language Arts, v64 n1 p61-72 Jan 1987
Records the progress of an educationally disadvantaged immigrant child in a literacy workshop for fifth graders, including the teacher's observations of what the child read and wrote. Claims that writing requires more attention in the classroom to help children develop a coherent mental picture of themselves and their place in the world. (JD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Educational Research, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Reading Interests, Self Concept, Story Telling, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Literature and Literacy.