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Osei, Monica A. – English Journal, 1997
Relates the story of how the author connected for the first time, in the 11th grade, with writing, awakening in her something she did not know she had. (SR)
Descriptors: English Instruction, High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Student Attitudes
Sharpe, Matthew – Teachers & Writers, 2003
Includes an interview with writer Lydia Davis. Discusses her definition of story, her use of endings, and her language choice. Provides an excerpt of her translation of Marcel Proust's "Swann's Way." (PM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interviews, Language Usage, Translation
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Rief, Linda – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Presents an appreciation in honor and praise of language arts educator Donald H. Graves. Describes the rewards, now compounding through the generations, of his gentle encouragement and his continual modeling as a learner himself, teaching students and classroom teachers to value all they know and all they can do through writing compassionately and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Teacher Student Relationship, Writing Attitudes
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Steinberg, Michael – Writing On the Edge, 2001
Examines the question of whether writers have to stick to literal facts of a story. Contends that the type of memoir a writer produces is determined in part by that writer's sensibility, as well as by how that writer views the genre. Concludes that the emotional truths of memoirs are often better served by how they are remembered than by how they…
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Higher Education, Memory, Nonfiction
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Blake, Robert W. – English Journal, 1990
Considers what poets themselves have to say about poetry. Discusses how they write poems, why they write poems, and what poetry is good for. (RS)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Poetry, Poets, Writing Attitudes
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Leggo, Carl – English Quarterly, 1990
Offers a poet's reflections on writing and his schooling. (PRA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction
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Beuchat, Cecilia E. – Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes the encounters with children experienced by a writer of children's books when she makes school visits. Reflects on how authors' visits to schools positively affect children's interest in reading and writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literacy
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McElroy, James – Writing on the Edge, 1993
Presents an interview with author Margaret Atwood about teaching writing, her experience of writing, and Canadian literature. (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Canadian Literature, Higher Education, Interviews
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Fleckenstein, Kristie S. – College English, 1999
Discusses the somatic mind, a permeable materiality in which mind and body resolve into a single entity which is (re)formed by the constantly shifting boundaries of discursive and corporeal intertextualities. Addresses its importance in composition studies. Critiques the poststructuralist disregard of corporeality. (CR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Theories, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction
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Dowling, Carolyn – Computers and Composition, 1994
Suggests that, although the benefits of word processing are widely acknowledged, writing is still perceived as a difficult activity. Considers the degree to which particular features of word processing might constitute new and significant impediments to individual writers. Discusses this issue with writers who expressed concerns that their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Word Processing, Writing Attitudes, Writing Processes
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Webster, Alec; And Others – Journal of Research in Reading, 1996
Analyzes teachers' conceptual maps of literacy teaching as the preliminary phase of a research program aimed at describing and enhancing pupils' functional use of literacy across the curriculum. Notes similarities and contrasts between the views of primary and secondary teachers. Finds that teachers have complex models of literacy and do not…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Reading Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Wray, David; Medwell, Jane – Education 3-13, 2006
The views of the learners are arguably the most important consideration in planning for classroom literacy instruction, yet they are often ignored by policy-makers and by teachers. In order to match the literacy curriculum to the learners, it is essential for teachers to consider the programmes they offer from the learners' points of view. This…
Descriptors: Literacy, Student Attitudes, Reading Attitudes, Writing Attitudes
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Braccio, Danielle – Language Arts, 2006
In this article, the author shares the reflections of second graders at PS 11, an elementary school in the Chelsea section of Manhattan, on their identities as readers and writers through a photo essay. It is through these two mediums that they are coming to know themselves as learners and as human beings. One example of student comments is, Billy…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Urban Schools, Student Attitudes, Identification (Psychology)
Huang, Denise; La Torre, Deborah; Duong, Nikki; Huber, Lindsay Perez; Leon, Seth; Oh, Christine – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
Afterschool programs offer an important avenue for enhancing educational opportunities. Federal, state, and local educational authorities increasingly see them as environments to improve attitudes toward school, achievement, and academic performance (Fashola, 2002; Hollister, 2003) with higher levels of student participation and engagement in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, At Risk Students
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Lin, Shin-Ju Cindy; Monroe, Brandon W.; Troia, Gary A. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2007
This study examined student perspectives about writing by interviewing both typically developing and struggling writers in Grades 2 through 8. The findings revealed a progressive developmental pattern of writing knowledge in which novice writers place more emphasis on the physical product and local meaning, while more experienced writers focus on…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Interviews, Writing Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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