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Helping Kindergarten Writers Move Toward Independence

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Two kindergarten teachers examine the strategies they use to help their students become more accomplished and independent writers.

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  1. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    Linda Leonard Lamme & Danling Fu

  2. PK Yonge Developmental Research School, Gainesville, FL

    Julie Johnson & Debbie Savage

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Lamme, L.L., Fu, D., Johnson, J. et al. Helping Kindergarten Writers Move Toward Independence. Early Childhood Education Journal 30, 73–79 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021240916522

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