A discussion of potential and/or actual dangers" inherent in high schools' elective English programs. (RD)

Programs using innovative methods to teach expository writing are described. Common approaches that these programs utilized to demystify writing--e.g., partitioning the writing task into stages, using peers to provide feedback--are examined. The article concludes with a discussion of other trends in the teaching of writing. (RM)

To illustrate the principles of partial specification in writing research, six emerging paradigms of writing research are considered. It is shown that each of these paradigms makes contradictory claims as to what constitutes the principal causative context of classroom writing competence. The sociopolitical implications for these paradigms are…

A study examined whether deaf high school students' written English reflects their teachers' use of English sign markers in simultaneous communication by comparing the teachers' signed story with the students' interpretation. The students' output and teachers' input differed only in ways familiar from research on children's imitation and semantic…

Focusing on the process of composition, lists and discusses problems students have in prewriting, writing, and revising. Solutions to these problems, which involve computer use, include making students aware of the composition process, writing strategies good writers use, audience analysis, grammar review, and need for peer review. (JN)

Discusses two approaches to teaching poetry writing to children: a method approach that molds children's creativity into acceptable forms, and an experimental approach that allows children to try out personal feelings and different forms, which is more conducive to their perceptions, creativity, and developing sense of self. (HTH)

Reports on a study that examined the effects of reading habits on journalistic writing abilities of 100 university students and found that there was no correlation between the amount of reading and the quality of writing. (HOD)

Identifies problems in the nature and execution of remedial writing courses and suggests possible solutions to these problems. (JL)

Reports on the use of a campus newspaper column to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the writing of journalism majors. (HOD)

Describes a lesson designed to lead students to explore the language structure of the language rather than merely memorize grammatical rules. (FL)

This study was conducted to determine what effect structured interpersonal communication and writing exercises have on student achievement of the principles of business communication. Results indicated there was a significant increase in student achievement of the principles of business communication when structured interpersonal communication and…

Analyzes in depth Joseph M. Williams'"Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace." Discusses the distinction between learning and acquiring a skill, and questions whether literary style can be learned as Williams claims or whether it can only be acquired. (HTH)

Discusses the current state of literacy and suggests that there is a renaissance of interest in the teaching of rhetoric and composition. (AEA)