Offers strategies teachers can use to keep their teaching fresh. Discusses what gives teachers energy and what takes away energy. Notes that when teachers had strong emotional connections with colleagues their teaching energy was high. (SG)

A review of the Cohen study (1969) of the structural analysis methods used in spelling book exercises, and an update on the exercises contained in current texts. (DD)

Evaluates Neville Bennett's study of "Teaching Styles and Pupil Progress" which is being used to support a return to formal methods of instruction. (DD)

Reviews trends in the types of research submitted to receive the National Council of Teachers of English Promising Researcher Award. (DD)

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

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

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

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)

A review of research on handwriting and a call for additional research on the subject. (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)

The LONGSTEP (Longitudinal Study of Educational Practices) project of the American Institutes for Research indicates that moderate innovation has a better chance to help students than larger, more intensive innovation. (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)

Surveys the state of writing research, research needed in the 1980s, and how teachers need to be involved in that research. (HTH)