The language arts classroom is largely about leading students to become literate in their own voices and to see writing as a tool for thinking. I come to know my students through their writing and through class discussions about the texts we read and the texts we write. The challenge of good writing instruction is leading students to view their…

Intended for both newcomers to writing and experienced writers, this book presents ideas that will simplify the process of submitting and getting published, cut down on the false starts and mistakes, and provide a catalyst to the educational writer. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: "Publishing in the Elementary Language…

Recognizing the utility and limitations of traditional curriculum and of present language programming for its mostly Navajo population, the Ganado Public School District developed the GLAD (Ganado Language Arts Development) project, which aims to: develop literacy in kindergarten through third grade students; expand and enrich the pedagogical…

On the premise that the aim of high school and college English teachers is to intensify students' powers of thinking and feeling and to keep themselves alive while doing so, this paper suggests numerous imaginative activities for use in the classroom. The activities include a Victorian panel discussion, a presentation of early English ballads,…

"La dictee" is an effective, time-tested strategy for teaching writing based on the French method of writing from dictation. In addition to writing, "la dictee" incorporates thinking, listening, and speaking skills; relies on literature to provide instructional material; and stresses the interrelationships between reading and…

THE PROBLEM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO SEARCH THE WRITINGS OF RECOGNIZED LINGUISTS, PARTICULARLY THE STRUCTURAL LINGUISTS, TO DISCOVER WHAT THEY OFFER WHICH CAN BE APPLIED IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF THE READING, WRITING, AND GRAMMAR PORTIONS OF THE LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM. THREE PROJECT CONFERENCES WERE HELD - TWO WITH…

Representing the work of an elementary school staff, this language arts curriculum guide presents a philosophy and definition of language arts, the program development sequence, and a discussion of the purpose and place of language arts in the total elementary curriculum. Within each grade level the outlined educational objectives are grouped…

This guide is intended to improve the writing and composition skills of oceanography students but it may be applied to other written scientific compositions. Discussed is the documenting of laboratory and field investigations during the activity. A suggested format for the research report is presented with discussions of each section. A segment is…

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how children can consciously examine the composition process and experience a set of problems designed to improve their writing ability. An approach to writing is outlined which is based on the assumption that writing is a skill that can be learned and improved upon. Examined are such topics as the…

This issue of "Kansas English" focus on composition and language study, kindergarten through grade six. The articles and authors are "Evaluating Process and Product in Children's Writing" by Robert L. Hillerich, "Written Language Development and Instruction of Elementary School Children" by Lester S. Golub, "From a Reading Desk" by Myrline…

Designed to assess teachers' attitudes toward writing and the teaching of writing, this questionnaire consists of two parts. The first section covers the personal, educational, and professional background of the informant, while the second section contains 55 statements eliciting the informant's opinion--with a range of five options--about…

This paper describes a mini-modular program for the tenth grade. The program operates within a year-long course of study which covers all four of the language arts and groups students in classes heterogeneously so that skills and concepts can be taught to all students and special needs and interests handled as they arise and are identified.…

This curriculum bulletin discusses a program teaching creative writing to fifth and sixth grade children in an attempt to improve the quality of written English. These children wrote briefly every day throughout the school year. Every area of the written language curriculum was covered. Each student wrote letters, reports, stories, editorial…