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Jacobs, Suzanne E. – Written Communication, 1985
Presents a model that predicts writing growth in children as a logical outcome of language acquisition. Provides a list of the kinds of language learning underway in the elementary school years and suggests that teachers may use this list to anticipate where and how such learning will influence the writing processes of children. (FL)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Skills
Roellich, Carol; Carlson, Diana M. – 1983
Secondary school teachers can present the process of writing compositions simply and effectively by adopting three tools: the positive approach, the easy three-step analysis process, and the brainstorm outline. Using the positive approach, teachers first convince students that writing effectively is important to them--it gives them the power to…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Learning Motivation, Models, Morale