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           From the discussion this morning, I remember my students coming from a vacation and being asked to write about their experiences. Many of them usually just have one or two sentences that their vacation was fun or exciting. Now I understand that though the pictures are concrete on their minds, they are limiting in using words to express themselves.

           This is an eye-opener for me because my main concern has always been that when students come to me in 4th grade in September, they seem not to be able to write more than one or two sentences despite the fact that they have a wealth of experience in many topics. Now I know their limitations, I will be able to help them express their pictures in words or vice versa.

Tola