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ERIC Number: EJ368643
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Using Literary Patterns: Who's in Control of the Authorship?
Wason-Ellam, Linda
Language Arts, v65 n3 p291-301 Mar 1988
Notes interest in recent years in using a particular type of children's literature, the predictable book, as a springboard for stimulating language experiences. Suggests that, although this practice has merits, teachers should avoid engineering literacy tasks to the point where most of the work is done for the student. (NH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Improvement, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Story Telling, Student Writing Models, Writing Research, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Story Writing; Writing Development; Writing Models
Note: Themed Issue: Literary Discourse as a Way of Knowing.