Defines "language across the curriculum," discusses its history and theory and its implications for faculty training, teaching techniques, and curriculum change. (ARH)

Discusses the importance of writing activities in the social studies, stating that teachers must plan assignments which provide opportunities for students to communicate their own understanding of the subject matter. Provides guidelines and examples of works of poetry, historical fiction, letter writing, and current events. (GEA)

Presents a course that combines history, literature, and journalism. Suggests that students can be enriched if communication historians integrate their research into as many of the courses they teach as is possible. (JK)

Reports on a study to determine if having students write about the work required in doing three types of exercises from elementary algebraic fractions would affect the students' error patterns on quizzes. The study involved six developmental studies in elementary algebra classes. (PK)

Examines accentuating the use of English as an instrument for other learning. Proposes a language-enriched learning environment and emphasis on liaison between subject content and language experience while stressing the need for teaching strategies for improving the quality of the classroom language experience. (JK)

Offers a dozen concrete suggestions for using paraphrase writing to teach content, better reading, and interpretive thinking. (HOD)

Examines how six high school juniors approached three common study tasks: completing short answer study questions, taking notes, and writing essays. Concludes that different study activities involve students in very different thinking patterns and also lead to different kinds of learning. (HOD)

Provides a case study analysis of two high school teachers' responses to a particular set of writing tasks and suggests an analytical tool that may be used to explore teachers' responses to change. (HOD)

Discusses a method to give English as a second language students preparing for postgraduate work the opportunity to practice writing in their areas of study. Students suggest questions in their subject, which the teachers reword as proper examination questions. These are then answered by the students under examination conditions. (SED)

Describes SPAWN, a technique for helping teachers make writing assignments in which students must first read, then integrate information from reading with their background experiences, to produce a piece of writing. (FL)

This book is a story for and by real teachers. In the book, two seasoned veterans recount their 23-year collaboration to find ways to help students improve learning in their content area subjects. Over the years, the book explains, the two educators have developed a host of practical activities and strategies to infuse the processes of learning…

Written for students in grades 3 and up, this book helps students write or present a report that will make a lasting impression. It offers detailed information on choosing interesting topics, using resources, taking effective notes, creating outlines, writing paragraphs, revising and editing, and publishing or presenting a report flawlessly.…

Describes a laboratory course in developmental psychology as an example of teaching undergraduate students thinking and writing skills. Lists different written and oral communication employed: scientific experimental report writing, sequential and topical protocols of infant behavior, blooper examination responses, and oral presentations.…

Explains a program which integrates into graduate technical writing courses a mini-internship in which students undertake small, off-campus writing projects during the academic term. Points out that the small scale of the program allows for informal, direct contacts between students and firms, while posing few administrative problems. (SG)

Describes guidelines for written homework used in a mathematics course designed to develop skills in understanding and communicating mathematics. Illustrates some examples of common homework errors. (YP)