Use of Scaffolded Dialogue Journals to Teach Writing to Deaf Students

A cooperative project in which deaf elementary school students practiced writing with undergraduate deaf education majors through the use of dialogue journals and "scaffolding" (active interaction between skilled and unskilled learners) found the techniques effective in improving the stude...

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Published inTeaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 10
Main Author Lieberth, Ann K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1991
Subjects
Deafness
Dialog Journals
Elementary Education
Journal Writing
Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Teacher Student Relationship
Writing Improvement
Writing Instruction
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Summary:A cooperative project in which deaf elementary school students practiced writing with undergraduate deaf education majors through the use of dialogue journals and "scaffolding" (active interaction between skilled and unskilled learners) found the techniques effective in improving the students' content, form, and use of written language. (CB)