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ERIC Number: EJ308156
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Trends in Elementary Writing Instruction, 1900-1959.
Donsky, Barbara von Bracht
Language Arts, v61 n8 p795-803 Dec 1984
Describes the methodology and results of a study of changes in composition pedagogy in elementary schools. Results indicated increasing time allocated to oral language activities unrelated to writing and decreasing amounts of time allocated to letter and prose writing, word development, and oral exercises used as prewriting strategies. (HTH)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Speech Skills, Teaching Methods, Time on Task, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Thematic Issue: Interrelationships among the Language Arts.