Follow the "Map" to Sharp Thinking and Writing Skills.

Cronin, C. H.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Follow the "Map" to Sharp Thinking and Writing Skills.

Cronin, C. H.; And Others

Executive Educator, v12 n7 p17-19 Jul 1990

The Moss Point, Mississippi, school district uses a semantic mapping teaching approach called "Writing to Learn" that visually and graphically displays ideas and concepts. Students use computers to work on writing projects, and their achievement scores in the state's reading and writing examinations have increased remarkably. Outlines elements of the approach. (MLF)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Student Improvement, Thinking Skills, Writing Achievement, Writing Across the Curriculum

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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