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- ISSN: 0034-527X
- E-ISSN: 1943-2348
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The Elementary Persuasive Letter: Two Cases of Situated Competence, Strategy, and Agency
- Source: Research in the Teaching of English, Volume 42, Issue 3, Feb 2008, p. 270 - 314
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- 01 Feb 2008
Abstract
Research on persuasive writing by elementary children posits primarily a developmental perspective, claiming that elementary-age children can effectively argue through talk but not through writing. While this view is commonly held, this article presents counterevidence.
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