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Takenishi, Michelle; Takenishi, Hal – 1999
This book describes "Writing Pictures," a daily developmental writing exercise in which students visualize a moment in their life of their own choosing, sketch it quickly, and write four guided sentences in paragraph format about it. Beginning with level one, it takes students through the basic format, and, with time, students progress upward…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Spelling, Writing Exercises
Rose, Jean – Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Students more familiar with failure than success can carry inhibiting levels of fear, and mature students are twice as likely to drop out of Higher Education in their first year than younger students. Through its use of conversational and supportive tones, this study guide puts readers at ease assisting the transition to academic study. The author…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Form Classes (Languages), Study Guides, Spelling
Hampton, Sally – 1989
This teachers' guide responds to some of the more frequently asked questions about teaching and evaluating from Kindergarten through Grade 5. The document is a synthesis of the current research on writing and applies this information to the teaching of writing in the classroom. It is comprehensive in nature and addresses such subjects as…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Primary Education, Spelling
Kirkpatrick, Katherine Glass – 1986
The validity of recent research concerning invented spelling, the developmental stages in children's writing, and whether children will attempt writing before reading and continue writing while learning to read were examined. Five developmental stages in spelling have been identified: (1) the precommunicative stage, involving the use of random…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Language Processing
Wienke, Jon W. – 1981
Noting that American elementary schools over the years have emphasized reading to the detriment of writing, a study examined the efficacy of a writing program that places the student and the teacher in direct contact with the writing process by (1) requiring daily student writing and suggesting the teacher frequently write with the students, (2)…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Carlson, Diana M.; Roellich, Carol – 1983
With use of a carefully planned program of peer evaluation, the teacher can develop students' skills in analysis, evaluation, proofreading, and punctuation. Giving each student a copy of the "Indicator for Rating Performance, Grades 6-12," the teacher explains that the 11 essential parts of any written work are each described and given a specific…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grading, Grammar