Combining Strategy Instruction and Principles of Dialogic Pedagogy to Support Primary-Grade Students Story Writing: Results from Cycle 1 of Design Research

The purpose of this study was to design and evaluate an instructional approach that combined strategy instruction with principles of dialogic pedagogy to improve the story writing of students in grades K-2 (n = 219). Specifically, drama, dialogic interactions, and oral retellings assisted learners with ideation, while strategies guided their planning and revising. Additionally, the study developed procedures for teachers’ professional...