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Peer reviewedDiamond, C. T. Patrick – English in Australia, 1980
An Australian perspective of the writing projects burgeoning in the United States. (RL)
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Program Content, Teacher Improvement
Peer reviewedPhelps, Louise Wetherbee – Rhetoric Review, 1984
Considers how the concept of psychology of composition suggests a different interpretation of what it means for composition to be an interdisciplinary field. Explores the character and significance for composition of "syntopical studies" and draws on syntopical reading of the psychological literature to lay the foundations for a possible…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedWatson, Sam, Jr. – English Education, 1981
Contends that writing projects, especially the National Writing Project, exemplify a promising orientation toward learning and knowing. Explains the essence of successful writing projects--teacher centered activities, mutual support among teachers, and teachers' writing. (RL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Content, Teacher Education Programs
Download full textEducation Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1999
This paper provides an overview of Literacy Collaborative, a comprehensive, schoolwide program designed to provide long-term support to schools working toward successful literacy achievement for every child by the end of 2nd grade. There are currently (year 2000) 390 literacy coordinators or trainers serving 372 schools in 25 states. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1999
This paper provides an overview of the Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) program, a comprehensive approach to reading and writing instruction for grades K-8, as well as its Spanish adaptation, Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC). The program's goal is to improve student achievement in reading,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Stohrer, Freda F. – 1987
Technical writing instructors generally agree about the absolute need for communication skills throughout the technological work place, but a survey of technical writing journal articles shows a lack of focus on ways to address business's needs for on-the-job literacy. One major advance within the profession in recent years has been the…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Reed, Linda, Ed.; Ward, Spencer, Ed. – 1982
Resulting from a project involving district, state, and federal educational agencies, the papers in this, the second of two volumes, are intended to provide information from research and practice that can help school districts in their efforts to make decisions about goals and methods of basic skills instruction. The topics of the papers in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
