Factual Writing in the First Years of School.

Christie, Frances

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ERIC Number: EJ368580

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Publication Date: 1987

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Factual Writing in the First Years of School.

Christie, Frances

Australian Journal of Reading, v10 n4 p207-16 Nov 1987

Challenges the view that children should learn to write narratives first and shows how teachers can exploit everyday classroom topics to help children develop control of the kinds of factual writing normally used by adults. (MM)

Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Literary Genres, Nonfiction, Student Writing Models, Teaching Methods, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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