Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9VLCVV06261; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:12:31 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:12:31 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <7DCD2620-0BE6-11D8-A13B-000393A447BA@mindspring.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: A Tom <abtom@mindspring.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9589] Re: Dialogue/reflective journals X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.543) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1135 Lines: 27 I do keep their letters and I do see improvement. But keep in mind that these are students who do this voluntarily and are therefore those for whom writing improvement is important. They also tend to be students with more education / literacy in their first language. Abbie Tom > abtom@mindspring.com > Abbie Tom > Durham Technical Community College > Durham, NC US On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 04:03 PM, Ohanian, Michelle M wrote: > How do you feel this impacts their writing development over time? Any > signs of change? Are the letters kept in a collection? > > Michelle Ohanian > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9587] Re: Dialogue/reflective journals > > I teach high beginner adults. Rather than dialog journals, I write > each student a letter when he/ she starts the class. In the letter I > invite the student to write to me (outside of class) if s/he wants to > and has time. Because many of my students work, I don't want it to > seem like a bad thing if they don't write. A relatively small number > write and we correspond during the semester but those who do enjoy it. > Abbie Tom
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