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Zorko, Leslie – 1982
The "controlling statement," a method of teaching students to write in an organized and efficient manner, consists of three basic parts: the idea, the viewpoint, and the key terms. Once introduced to students, these three parts can be easily used throughout the year (or years) to refer to basic areas within the composition process. This method of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Paragraph Composition, Teaching Methods
Pehrsson, Robert S. – 1983
To avoid confusing children, a reading approach from the very beginning should stress logical relationships based on experiences. Drilling words, sounds, or even sentences should be avoided since these practices lead to deviant schemes. A lifetime scheme involves teaching a child a process. Children need to learn a process by which they can…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Paragraph Composition
Kar, Ronald N. – 1976
This paper explains the teaching strategy inherent in the model expository-paragraph program, a plan for middle-school, student writing based on imitation of and reaction to a model paragraph written by the teacher. The model paragraph provides material for the teaching of spelling, grammar, and composition skills and is a springboard for creative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Expository Writing, Middle Schools
Daiker, Donald A.; And Others – Curriculum Review, 1979
The authors contend that because sentence-combining exercises provide students with disciplined writing practice without the sometimes paralyzing pressure to be "creative," they are probably the most basic and useful means of preparing students for writing original compositions. Presented is a sentence-combining exercise. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinions, Paragraph Composition
Soven, Margot – 1979
Even at an early age, children are guided by their intuitions as they write. Intuitions are the culmination of perceptions that have been internalized and synthesized into patterns. Furthermore, they take time to develop. Consequently, if systematic instruction is to play a part in the formation of intuitions about written language then it must…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Processing, Paragraph Composition
Wepner, Shelley B. – 1983
Flowcharting, a skill used to program computers, can be used to teach reading skills. Like programing, flowcharting requires knowledge of a particular content area and an understanding of how to process the information. Skills such as identifying the main idea and supporting details, sequencing ideas or statements, and distinguishing relevant from…
Descriptors: Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Flow Charts, Paragraph Composition

Marino, Jacqueline L. – Reading World, 1980
Describes four procedures commonly used to describe the content and structure of text: T-unit analysis, propositional representation, story grammars, and primary trait scoring. Discusses results of research regarding the procedures and their implications for instruction. (TJ)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Paragraph Composition
Christensen, Linda, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Designed to help teachers find an effective approach in teaching expository writing, this guide divides expository writing into five main types: definition/classification, comparison/contrast, thesis/proof, problem/solution, and inference (drawing conclusions). Five different starter techniques are presented with each of the five main types of…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1978
The ten articles in this journal report on research and practice in the teaching of writing. Topics covered include sentence combining as a composition technique, peer evaluation in a technical writing class, a plan for teaching paragraph construction, the use of literary humor in a writing class, methods for setting the scene, how students view…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education
Clague-Tweet, Claudia – 1973
Applicable to kindergarten through grade 12, the individualized Language Arts composition program is based upon actual student experiences. Once student writing samples have been plotted on a diagnostic grid, the program's manual provides teachers with specific methods for meeting students' needs. Uniting cognitive, affective, and creative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Language Arts, Language Experience Approach
Suffolk County Board of Cooperative Educational Services 2, Patchogue, NY. – 1987
This guide provides a collection of ideas for word processing activities that teachers have found to be useful in special education classes. The guide begins with a list of 41 computer skills, the grade levels at which the skills are usually introduced (from kindergarten to secondary levels), and provides names of commercial programs which may be…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Writing, Disabilities
Flinn, Jane Zeni, Ed. – 1981
The articles in this volume were written by teachers with an average of 15 years experience teaching writing from the primary grades through college. Each article is the fruition of one to three years work with students and teachers after a summer institute. The authors of the articles discuss such topics as (1) personal experiences as a teacher…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Styles