Suggests several teaching techniques which encourage creative independent writing by providing needed structure. (DD)

Describes a technique for using book reports as a way to encourage self-expression by students. (DD)

In this article, the author talks about her teaching approach which is from a transactional/ constructivist perspective, embracing both the work of Dewey and Vygotsky. She believes that learning is imbedded in social interaction as part of a sociocultural process that begins at birth. Learning does not occur in isolation, but within a network of…

A British educator discusses the role of self-expressive talk in the learning process and the influence of teacher attitudes on learning through language. (HTH)

Describes the choral method of poetry used in one grade school to nurture children's poetic self-expression, both soft and violent. Demonstrates through the resulting poetry how culture affects the creativity of even primary grade students. (HTH)

Interviews Therese Craig, a drama educator at the University of Alberta, Canada, who discusses the nature and rationale of journal writing, as well as applications for its use in the classroom. (HTH)

Team writing and shared ideas are interpersonal experiences that motivate children to write. (JH)