The effects of Washington state education reforms on schools and classrooms were studied through surveys completed by about 150 elementary and middle school principals and about 400 writing and mathematics teachers in grades 4 and 7, the grades in which students take the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) tests. The surveys asked…

This study examined the collateral effects of WiggleWorks, an interactive literacy program, in two settings: a cohort study comparing random samples of grade 1-2 students (n=452) before and after software implementation and a longitudinal sample tracing students from Kindergarten to grade 1 (n=126). WiggleWorks contributed to greater student use…

This textbook offers coursework in English composition and grammar. The first part concerns the sentence as a whole. The second deals with predicates and subjects, makes clear the nature of connectives and modifiers, explains the difference between phrases and clauses, and treats of several other of the more common matters of English syntax.…

A survey of current research in the teaching of English, describing several experimental programs in secondary school level composition and literature appreciation, and a study in children's literature instruction. (JB)

Describes part of a junior high reading program designed to enable students to bridge the gap between the demands of elementary school and junior high school. Discusses teaching and motivational techniques which bring about positive results. (RW)

Advocates a method of teaching writing which leads students to discover the rules of written English so that they can then transform a string of grammatical sentences into a coherent discourse. Sample lessons included. Paper presented at the TESOL Convention, March 1969. (FWB)

Faulting the audiolingual method for concentrating primarily on manipulative skills in language learning, the author stresses that the development of true communicative competence involves the learner's conscious awareness of grammar rules and language context. (FWB)

"Compupoem" is a program that helps students write poems, emphasizes process/product, and encourages divergent problem-solving. A description of the program, sample student session, and an example of a completed poem are provided. The Computers and Poetry Project which produces elementary/secondary-level, interactive poetry-writing…

Discusses the radical dramatism of language and the implications for writing instruction. (MM)

Ideally, plagiarism ought to be treated as one of the areas, like manners, where enforcement of right behavior belongs to society at large. Literary critics and scholars must accept the responsibility to determine whether or not literary norms, as shaped through literary history, have been violated. (Author/MSE)

The efforts of a writing resource teacher were instrumental in the development and implementation of a new writing curriculum in a Westport, Connecticut, elementary school. Staff development activities, which help spread the new curriculum to schools throughout the district, are described. (PP)

Reviews the research literature on the teaching of writing. Lists practices and procedures that the research shows to be either helpful or of dubious value. (AEA)