Research in the Teaching of English, Vol. 39, No. 3, February 2005

Table of Contents

• EDITORS' INTRODUCTION: Minding the Store

  Melanie Sperling and Anne DiPardo

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• Announcing the Alan C. Purves Award Winner (Volume 38)

  Cindy Ballenger, Joan Cone, Bob Fecho, Amanda Godley, and Julie Kalnin

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• Learning: A Process of Enculturation into the Community's Practices

  Ailing Kong and P. David Pearson

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  Abstract: The authors gave the following talk at the 2004 NCTE Annual Convention in Indianapolis upon receiving the Alan C. Purves Award, presented to the RTE article from the previous volume year judged most likely to have an impact on classroom practice (“The Road to Participation: The Construction of a Literacy Practice in a Learning Community of Linguistically Diverse Learners,” v. 38, pp. 85-124).

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• The Impact of Word Study instruction on Kindergarten Children's Journal Writing

  Cheri Williams and Krissy Hufnagel

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  Abstract: The research reported here examined word study as an approach to spelling instruction. In particular, the researchers investigated kindergarten children’s transfer of specific words, word knowledge, concepts about print, and strategies for spelling unknown words to their self-selected journal writing.

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• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: A Survey of High School Students' Writing Experiences

  Lisa Scherff and Carolyn Piazza

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  Abstract: In this article, we present secondary students’ perceptions of their writing and writing instruction. Using the NCTE/IRA Standards as the foundation for a survey, we questioned nearly 2,000 public-school students concerning what they wrote, how they wrote, and the extent to which they wrote in their language arts classes.

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• AT LAST: Losing Literacy

  Deborah Brandt

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• Guest Reviewers

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