... and informal discussions, they preparethemselves for the conceptual demands of reading and writing.Implications for Educators:Folk tales and stories from different cultures have different formatsand ... thewritten form mimics the spoken form exactly. When punctuation is used,it is carried over from English or French. Traditionally, composition101activities for students followed the “copy the form” ... preparestudents for the academic requirements of school.7. Teach students strategies for coping with unfamiliar materials,and study skills for researching unknown concepts, use libraryresources, and so forth.In...