The four stages of writing development in the elementary grades are writing readiness, dictation, independent writing, and language experimentation. (DD)

Outlines an interview with Robert Orben, head of Gerald Ford's speechwriting staff, concerning uses of humor in political speeches. (MH)

A system called Text-ray has been successfully employed to improve students' writing skills. (Author/MLF)

Characters in this short play, designed to interest students in learning about punctuation, are punctuation marks. (MKM)

Student writing ability is improving not declining, but writing teachers must value their students' work. (DD)

Suggests some techniques for encouraging student writing and reading. (DD)

Presents three college compositions written in 1867 which demonstrate their author's poor grasp of the basics. (DD)

Describes one teacher's presentation of the essay via the photograph; once students realized the parallels between planning a photograph and preparing to write, they not only wrote better, they saved time. (KS)

It is proposed that speech rhythm, adapted to needs of written language, should constitute the basis of sound punctuation. It is the failure to recognize this principle that has led some writers to recommend a punctuation system that is mechanical rather than natural and meaningful. (CHK)

Suggests that college remedial English courses should deal with grammar, spelling, punctuation, and coherence by means of reading aloud, dictation, and imitation. (DD)

Discusses the process of writing as a guideline for secondary school students and their instructors. (RK)

Presents twenty techniques for individualizing and personalizing student writing. (DD)

Suggests ways in which a teacher-student dialogue can help students learn to rewrite their compositions. (DD)

Points out the need for good text copy in school yearbooks and offers suggestions for recruiting good writers for the yearbook staff, finding and researching copy ideas, and writing interesting, readable copy. (GW)