One teaching approach for basic writing students is to have them transcribe their inner speech--of matching their oral language to written language. (HOD)

Cites bibliographies, books, and reviews of books on communication and works on technical communication theory and instruction. (HTH)

Discusses how one teacher used writing--her own writing as well as that of her graduate students--to learn, about student interests, their writing attitudes, and what a writer really is. Describes the use of dialogue journals, use of excerpted entries for class handouts, and the use of writing for more constructive student assessment. (HTH)

Presents a strategy for teaching paragraph cohesion based on the "given-new contract" theory of information transfer that explains why and how to construct unified and cohesive paragraphs. (PD)

Describes the methodology and results of a study of changes in composition pedagogy in elementary schools. Results indicated increasing time allocated to oral language activities unrelated to writing and decreasing amounts of time allocated to letter and prose writing, word development, and oral exercises used as prewriting strategies. (HTH)

Presents observations on the effects of a word processing program developed for first-grade students. Focuses on the composing and transcribing abilities of six students, representing the range of abilities in the class. (HTH)

Describes how short films can be used as paradigms in the composition class, gives several examples of particular films, and describes how to include film in a class. (CRH)

Describes one child's experiences with learning to compose at the computer to illustrate how children have no preconceived expectations and are content to learn the computer's functions as the need arises. Advocates a classroom environment in which children are free to explore the computer's potential at their own pace. (HTH)

Suggests that perception is most vigorous and thus most amenable to organization when guided by teaching that places creativity before communication. (MM)

In this study of 40 fourth graders and two teachers, the influence teacher ideological differences have on how children learn to write during classroom lessons was investigated. Analysis of narrative compositions based on a picture sequence revealed significant differences between student compositions for an academic teacher and a…

Suggests methods of promoting original writing in the classroom, from freeing writing from the notion of failure to working with word variations and rhythms. (MM)

Middle-level teachers, librarians, and media specialists can use this book to meet current English language arts and technology standards and to prepare students to be literate citizens in the 21st century. Additional teaching tools include timelines of classroom events, reproducible rubrics for assessing curriculum units, suggested Web resources,…

This topical bibliography and commentary discusses several classroom techniques designed to encourage beginning writers to grow beyond uninspired composition. The strategies employed in the classroom are of equal value for both expository and creative writing. The various classroom techniques discussed share an emphasis on student-centered…

This paper presents a cyclical framework of teaching procedures for a comprehensive English-as-a-Foreign Language writing program. It begins by providing examples of Greek students' writing and identifying common programs. Next, it outlines two aspects of good writing: product (language, layout and organization, relevance to the task, regard for…

Presents a set of writing assignments and class activities for helping students to define their own writing problems, set their own goals, and evaluate their own progress. (RL)