English Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1995

Publication Source

Teacher to Teacher

Abstract

Have you ever been unable to get a student interested in learning to write? Or have you ever wondered about some non-threatening ways to begin a writing program with your adult literacy students? I face these problems often with my students at Goodwill Industries of the Miami Valley, Inc., and I have found that using a writing journal with the majority of them is an effective way to introduce them to writing while still working with their reading, self-esteem, and confidence levels. Throughout this article I will discuss three types of journals as well as different assignments that some colleagues and I have used with our adult learners.

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1-5

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Published Version

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Publisher

Ohio Literacy Resource Center

Place of Publication

Kent, OH

Peer Reviewed

no

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