Urges teachers to leave an expressive domain for the young child's writing, in which the audience is the young child. (DD)

Discusses how the child, the classroom teacher, and the language specialist can work together in the context of the classroom to help children with significant identified expressive language difficulties. Discusses developing metacommunicative awareness in whole-class lessons, small group discussions, and individual conferences. (SR)

Talks with students who share their thoughts and ideas about classroom environments which foster writing for learning. Discusses how teachers influence and affect students' writing environments. (MG)

Discusses the personal value of reading, its ability to provide excitement and adventure and to touch the reader's emotions. (DD)