Involves association of sounds with their most regular spellings, plus learning the patterns of irregularities; charts illustrating spelling patterns are included. (SP)

Spelling must be taught from three vantage points: phonetic, linguistic, and mnemonic." Article contains practical suggestions on classroom techniques. (Author/SP)

The editor of Elementary English'' discusses editing procedures now that an important new aspect of editing has been added, the avoidance of sexist use of language in all National Council of Teachers of English publications. (RB)

Word frequency books are compiled on the basis of common usage and aid language users to know which terms best communicate an idea. (Author)

A report on an attempt to evaluate progress in improving written language in the elementary schools. (Author)

Presents a technique for increasing student's interest in language study. (RB)

Instruction in the teaching of reading should more closely approximate the natural way children learn and reading instruction will meet with greater success. (Author/RB)

Author defines five communication systems: graphic code, idea code, word code, alphabetical code, and electronetic code. Illustrative slides are available at cost from the author. (SP)

A syntactic density instrument was devised to determine how children use specific syntactic structures in their oral and written language. (JH)

Analyzes the relationship of phonology and orthography to the different systems involved in writing and reading. (Author)

Reviews recent research about the use of passive verbs and suggests they are useful constructions for writers of all ages. (Author/RB)

Encouraging children to write helps bring out their feelings and develop positive self-concepts. (RB)

Includes facsimiles of paragraphs written by students in grades 1-6. (RD)