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What happens when writing notebooks are used in a first grade classroom?

Abstract

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The purpose of this research study was to investigate what happened when writing notebooks are implemented in a first-grade regular education classroom. Writing notebooks were used along with the Writer's Workshop curriculum in which students learned how to revise, edit, and use professional literature as examples for writing techniques. Qualitative inquiry strategies such as student surveys, student written work, and observations were used to collect data. The data revealed that the students gained an ownership of their writing notebooks which enabled students to take risks in their writing and led to an increased motivation and interest among students to write. Implications for teaching students who are still developing their writing abilities while using writing notebooks are discussed.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
M.S.T. Teaching
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Teacher Education
Year dc:date.available
2010

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Kole, Shelley
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Lee, Valarie

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/22
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1021

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2026-07-24
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citation

Kole, Shelley. What happens when writing notebooks are used in a first grade classroom?. Thesis thesis, 2010. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/22