"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript contains discussions of the book "Simple Justice" by Richard Kluger; writing seminars for judges and lawyers, held by the American Academy of Judicial Education; the teaching of writing; visual literacy--picture…

Six sections of a college reading and study skills class were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions in a study of the effects of a new teaching-learning strategy, REAP, a procedure for improving reading, writing, and study. One group received instruction and practice in REAP; one, in SQ3R; and one, in the regular study skills…

Concerned with college students' written composition and their understanding of English grammar, usage, and mechanics, this book is based on the beliefs that society is clearly class structured, that representatives of all classes attend various kinds of colleges, that society is responsible for each of these students, and that this obligation…

The effectiveness of a performance-based, experimental writing program was investigated in samples of fifth- and sixth-grade children. The writing program provided instruction in specific syntactic variables from Golub's formula for syntactic density. Six teachers in one school were involved in the 15-week experimental program; four teachers in…

Sentence combining practices works best as a skill-building adjunct to regular composition work. (JH)

Literary critical prose is a specialized, artifical mode of discourse, and it is a poor model for students trying to learn to write well. (JH)

A useful legal writing course can be offered by any English instructor who understands the elements of persuasive prose. (JH)

Presents a two-day lesson integrating the basic skills of reading, writing, and critical thinking with social studies content at the secondary level. The lesson on indentured servitude in colonial America requires students to list information they have gathered, write a main idea, and then write a well-structured paragraph based on prewriting…

The author advocates the use of the reference book, The Writer's Market, by English teachers, because it provides career information for writing students and lets them experience the real world of publishing in various ways. (SJL)

Describes techniques used by the University of South Florida in recruiting Ph.D. students and in making its graduates competitive in the job market by helping them to become effective teachers and to demonstrate their ability to publish their writing. (GT)

Reports on the "English Usage Test" (EUT), which not only helps students recognize and correct their language weaknesses, but also helps the communications department stabilize enrollment with elements of quality as well as quantity. (RL)

Reemphasizes the connection between reading and writing and the benefits of reading activities as assignments in the composition class. Suggests situations where readings in the composition class can facilitate reader-writer interaction. (RL)

Reading, learning, and practicing various literary writing styles combines creative writing, news writing, and new journalism techniques in an advanced writing course at St. Bonaventure University. (RL)