The op-ed page in the newspaper can be a good place to discuss opinions and ideas that the public needs to know, but which have been ignored by the media. For example, in 1983 a speech on educational research by William Spady of the United States Office of Education was given coverage by the news media. The news media described the speech and…

Reading and writing are complementary activities--if not two sides of the same activity--and together they provide a model for instruction in writing and thinking. The classical rhetorical concept of imitation as analysis followed by genesis provides the connection between classical imitation and the recent reading/writing connections proposed for…

The process, content, and effect of revision in the writing process is analyzed in light of recent writing process research. Taylor calls for an approach to English as second language composition in which students are taught how to write with an emphasis on revision. Most authorities agree that revision entails a complex set of behaviors that…

Intended for teachers interested in promoting writing and young authors at their schools, this booklet contains guidelines and suggestions for creating a young authors club. Included are a plan for creating the club, a sample fact sheet for promoting it, a parent letter, guidelines and suggestions, timelines for planning club meetings, activities…

Discusses some of the difficulties investigative reporters face when developing sources of information and preparing exposes. (RB)

A teacher of creative writing discusses some of the problems students encounter in writing fiction and suggests the teacher's role is to provide a stimulating climate. (RB)

In the majority of cases, advanced students of foreign language progress more in composition by using different types of structured exercises than by writing essays of the traditional type. (Author/LG)

Offers several tips borrowed from fiction writing for creating lively feature articles. (TO)

Argues that reading and writing in schools are two separate processes, and mirror the wider alienation of production and consumption that characterize the wider society. (RB)

Article described activities designed to help children perceive their world and express themselves orally and in writing. (Editor/RK)

Article describes some preliminary investigations into the effects of lined and unlined paper on the organization of the written work of young children. (Author)

Can magazine or newspaper pictures be used as effectively as cartoons to motivate pupils to write? Author answered that question from a reader in an extension of his January article in this journal. (Editor/RK)