Urges teachers to publish their students' writing. (JL)

Presents a guide for the young writer seeking publication. (JL)

Presents steps for a writing class project in producing thematic magazines that parallel the writing and literature themes of the course. Includes a 25-day schedule. (HTH)

Three different types of student newspapers are offered as examples to help teachers develop a unit on school publications. Creative ideas help children learn interviewing techniques and writing and editing skills while exploring many aspects of journalism. (DF)

Describes how the publication of a school newspaper can improve writing instruction for high school students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Sections cover the integration of publishing and learning, planning each issue, and benefits experienced by students. Specific software programs and equipment used in the writing, editing, and layout…

Intended as a practical resource for the busy teacher, this book focuses on meaningful and manageable ways teachers can communicate to parents why they approach writing as they do and how parents can assist their children at home. The book presents open-ended strategies for informing and involving parents that have been developed and successfully…

A potpourri of activities from teachers working with elementary and middle school-aged children is featured in this journal issue. Regular features include an introductory letter, an article on elementary school activities, project updates, reviews, and announcements. The articles are as follows: (1) "Yesterday is local history to fourth…

Draws from site visits to 15 community colleges and 2 universities in California and attendance at 2 meetings of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges in this compilation of exemplary practices in recruiting students into community college journalism programs; instructing them in newsgathering, writing, and production; and advising…

Practical ideas for helping students compose, revise, edit, and publish their own stories are presented by a teacher of the hearing impaired. Other copies include organization of classroom space for writing projects, directions for binding storybooks, and ways of sharing stories with classmates. (JW)

Suggests students achieve greater success in writing through a program set up so that both journalism and composition students write for publication. (HOD)

Student-created "reading and writing books" are described as a technique for motivating beginning readers. Writing and illustrating their own books can help elementary-age students build vocabulary, learn word recognition, improve reading skills, and become familiar with sentence structures. Several book topics are suggested. (JDD)

This digest describes the development of cultural journalism and its place in the contemporary curriculum. In the field of cultural journalism, the traditional skills and values of many different groups are chronicled, defined, for example, by ethnic origin, origin, occupation, or environment. The term "cultural journalism" was first…

Briefly described is an instructional activity, the "Short Story Booklet," designed to aid exceptional students in grades 7-12 to put their thoughts on paper. The students write stories using processes of prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing and compile them into booklets. (DB)

A process approach to writing instruction for students with learning disabilities is presented. The approach involves students sharing their work with each other, receiving frequent response to their writing, using word processing to support fluent text production and ease revision, conferencing with teachers to develop writing strategies, and…

This manual is designed to help volunteer teachers in family literacy programs introduce a writing project that provides parents and children with a worthwhile learning experience to take home and share. The guide suggests ways to prepare parents and children for a collaborative story-writing experience and offers ideas on how to structure the…