Describes an alternative to standardized reading tests which fairly and effectively assesses student reading abilities. (DD)

The reasons for junior high/middle school teachers' low morale are neglect by school administrators and a condescending attitude by high school teachers. (DD)

Analyzes the causes of poor self-conceptualizations by junior high/middle school teachers. (DD)

Describes problems with standardized testing and urges teachers to educate the public about weaknesses in statewide minimum competency testing. (DD)

Cites eight documents in the ERIC system regarding problems in standardized testing and possible solutions. (DD)

Discusses the need for standardized tests in literature, compares norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, and lists crucial background documents on the subject. (DD)

Discusses the writings of Fred Newton Scott in the first quarter of the twentieth century, pointing out their applicability to English teaching today. (DD)

The primary aim of the writing class should be to create a nourishing environment in which students can discover themselves and their natural instincts for communication. (DD)

Describes the sequence of planning activities for the Buffalo, New York, Writing Place Project workshop and inservices, concentrating on the steps necessary to make a writing laboratory a reality. (DD)

Describes how a "Committee on Composition" might go about involving high school teachers in all disciplines in the teaching of writing. (DD)

Demonstates how students might be asked to write in class instead of doing drills. (DD)

Suggests 34 oral and written activities involving jobs, which can be used to motivate students to write. (DD)

Students can be motivated to write by games such as rewriting well-known passages or inventing phrases which express a thesis presented to them. (DD)

British students are skilled writers because they are asked to write frequently and extensively. (DD)

A wide-ranging discussion concerning the nature of writing, the findings of the British Writing Research Project, and implications for the teaching of writing. (DD)