Nicole's+references

Barksdall, M., Wabon, C. & Park, E. (2007). Pen pal letter exchanges: Taking first steps toward developing cultural understandings. //The Reading Teacher, 61(1),// 58-68.
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Bigle-McCarthy, T. (2007). American friends making zimbabwean sahwiras. //Language Arts//, //85//(1), 92-95.

Chamon, N. (2007). I learned that there’s a state called victoria and he has six blue-tonged lizards! //The Reading Teacher, 60(8), 762-769//

//This source was interesting for me because the students in each fourth grade classroom in the United States used the information they were learning from their new friends across the curriculum. Teachers incorporated a science lesson on rainfall in Australia, A social studies lesson on culture and diversity there, and a math lesson on how long it would take the class to travel to Australia.//

Cote, N., Moser-Ashley, P., & Kiernan, H. (2002). Linking long term care residents with elementary students via a penpal program. //Activities, Adaption and Aging//, //27//(1), 1-11.

//This source was interesting to me because the school and community were working together on a writing project. The students were able to learn more about their community, and the residents in the nursing home were able to do so as well. This is a great example of getting the school and community to work together and achieve positive results.//

Graham, S, C MacArthur, and First Fitzgerald. //Best Practice in Writing Instruction//. New York: The Guilford Press, 2007.

Harmston, K., Strong, C., & Evans, D. (2001). Writing to South Africa: International pen-pal correspondence for students with language-learning disabilities. //Teaching Exceptional Children//, //33//(3), 40-51.

Moore, R., & Ritter, S. (2008). "oh, yeah i'm mexican. what type are you?" . //Early Childhood Education Journal//, //35//(6), 505-514.

Moore, R., & Seeger, V. (2009). Dear sincerely: Exploring literate identities with young children and pre service teachers through letter writing. //Literacy Research and Instruction, 48,// 185-205.

//This source was interesting to me because the students in this study were writing to pen pals that were preservice teachers (Preservice meaning that teachers had not yet completed student teaching) at a college in Montana. The students were located in Kansas, and letters were exchanged for about ten weeks. This allowed students authentic writing experiences, but also allowed teachers to be in contact with what children's writing looks and sounds like.//

Norton-Meier, L., Drake, C., & Tidwell, M. (2009). Writing a mathematics community: A penpal inquiry project. //Langauge Arts//, //86//(4), 245-256.

Shandomo, H. (2009). Getting to know you. //Childhood Education//, //85//(3), 154-159.

Teale, W., & Gambrell, L. (2007). Raising urban students literacy achievement by engaging in authentic, challening work. //Reading Teacher//, //60//(8), 728-739.

Wood, K, and W Blanton. //Literacy Instruction for Adolscents//. New York: The Guilford Press, 2009.