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Dialogue Journals Psychotherapy? Physical Therapy? Speech Therapy? Writing Therapy! Judy Kahalas for Roxbury Community College

Dialogue Journals Psychotherapy? Physical Therapy? Speech Therapy? Writing Therapy! Judy Kahalas for Roxbury Community College

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Dialogue Journals

Psychotherapy?Physical Therapy?Speech Therapy?Writing Therapy!

Judy Kahalas for Roxbury Community College

What are Dialogue Journals?

• A dialogue journal is a conversation in print form between two people.

Who Participates in Dialogue Journals?

• Teacher and student• Student and Student• Student and Group

How do Dialogue Journals Work?Research - Vygotsky on

the acquisition of knowledge:

External Dialogue (new knowledge)

Internal Dialogue (thought)

Oral Dialogue (speech)Print Dialogue (writing)

The Main Ingredients

There are four ingredients in dialogue journals:

1. A notebook or piece of paper

2. A writing utensil

3. An initiator

4. A responder

The Initiator

The initiator of a dialogue journal writes ThoughtsQuestionsInspirations

Initiators may be given prompts, such as an essay or an idea from a discussion, or they may write about any topic of interest.

Responders

Responders to dialogue journals• care more about meaning than form.• encourage students to be comfortable in

the written modality.• help students think critically and

creatively.• reinforce confidence by valuing the

student’s ideas and opinions.

Dialogue Journals and Learning Functions

• Dialogue journals utilize learning functions:

ObservingReportingQuestioningFormulating opinionsPredictingEvaluating

In conclusion . . .

• Dialogue journals may be used in all disciplines and help elicit ideation.

• Dialogue journals may be used to measure student progress.

• Dialogue journals help us understand our students, their values, traditions, and beliefs.

A Final Word• Students should be reminded that they

should not write in their journals any private information that they do not wish to share with their professor or other students.

• However, students sometimes use their dialogue journals as a means of confiding in their professors. In some cases, it may be necessary to exercise professional judgment in evaluating potential for harm in the content.