The Nature of Children's e-Mail in One Classroom

Investigates the nature of e-mail correspondence (as a kind of literature-response journal) between nine- and ten-year olds and preservice teachers. Finds children's e-mail almost equally divided between socialization and book talk, with reading levels not affecting these percentages. Concludes...

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Published inThe Reading teacher Vol. 52; no. 7; pp. 698 - 706
Main Author McKeon, Christine A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newark International Reading Association 01.04.1999
International Literacy Association
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Active Learning
Children
Childrens Literature
Classrooms
College School Cooperation
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Computer Uses in Education
Constructivism (Learning)
Dialog Journals
Educational Technology
Electronic Equipment
Electronic Mail
Electronic mail systems
Elementary Education
Elementary School Students
Email
Higher Education
Language Arts
Learning
Literacy
Literature Appreciation
Methods
Periodicals
Poetry
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice Teachers
Reader Response
Reading
Reading Instruction
Reading Processes
Reading teachers
Standardized Tests
Student Writing Models
Students
Study and teaching
Teacher education
Teachers
Teaching
Thinking Skills
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Investigates the nature of e-mail correspondence (as a kind of literature-response journal) between nine- and ten-year olds and preservice teachers. Finds children's e-mail almost equally divided between socialization and book talk, with reading levels not affecting these percentages. Concludes that children thought critically about themselves and their activities, and then wrote about them to an authentic "other." (SR)
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714