Suggests that writing conferences can help students become less teacher-dependent in their writing. (DD)

The third article in a series describing a study of the development of a third grader's approach to revision in writing. (DD)

This fourth article in a series on the writing process describes one child's writing process and draws implications for teaching first grade writing. (DD)

Presents early data on revision which emerged from a two-year study of the writing processes of 16 primary school children. (DD)

Describes the findings of a year's study on the status of writing in America, England, and Scotland, concentrating on reasons for the lack of writing and the conditions under which good writing occurs. (DD)

A study of eight language arts textbooks to determine how well they reflect recent findings regarding the writing process. (DD)

Follows changes in children's writing from the first through fourth grade, presenting case study data that show how children's writing shifts from play to craft. (GT)

Reports classroom observations and dialogues with children that show children's understandings and use of punctuation; reports data showing that children in a class in which punctuation was taught in the context of writing learned more about punctuation than children in a class in which it was taught in isolation. (ET)

The first of a series of columns which will describe the progress of a longitudinal research project on the writing process funded by the National Institute of Education for two years. (DD)

Shows how the classroom environment provided by a second- grade teacher allowed one of her students to experience her own writing process and develop as a writer. (RL)