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ERIC Number: EJ400869
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Practice Makes Perfect: The Effect of Through-the-Air Drafting on the Writing Process.
Finnegan, Margaret; Goodhard, Wendy
Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, v5 n1 p21-24 Spr 1987
Observation of the development of storytelling skills of seven- and eight-year-old deaf children (N=9) found that subjects who "drafted" their stories in sign language and used role-playing before writing them down produced clearer and more descriptive writing. (CB) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Prewriting, Role Playing, Second Language Instruction, Sign Language, Story Telling, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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