To help students meet the demands of society, the University of Houston is using the framework of learning communities and constructivism to create a cross-disciplinary approach to teaching to provide media-rich thematically linked courses to engage a diverse student population. A case study investigated three semesters of thematically linked…

This study reflects a social constructivist theoretical framework in which the zone of proximal development (ZPD) is a central element, as two teaching approaches, communicative language teaching (CLT) and explicit focus on form (FonF) are examined. Research questions include: Are CLT and explicit FonF conducive to reaching the ZPD? Is there a…

Suggestions are offered for teaching composition to brain-injured, brain-damaged, neurologically impaired students. Teachers are cautioned to choose a limited topic based on students' concrete experiences, concentrate on setting up generalizations and theses, and help students consider ways to expand and organize the topic. For creative writing,…

The TES, in conjunction with the British National Committee for Cultural Cooperation in Europe, asked children to write up their idea of Europe in the year 2000. This article reported the results. (Editor/RK)

Provides a number of tips useful to the high school staff planning, researching, and writing the yearbook. (RB)

The primary aim of this study was to describe prekindergarten children's uses of written language while they were involved in symbolic play. Data were primarily collected by making videotapes of children's spontaneous symbolic play. Videotapes were supplemented by fieldnotes made by the children's teacher. Additionally, children's written language…

Suggests using index cards as a way of storing information when writing an article or short story. (RB)

Lists seventeen guidelines for high school sports writers to follow while preparing stories on sporting events. (RB)