Focusing on talk as the vehicle through which the reading and writing processes can become more interactive and can more closely approach the processes of learning, the lessons presented in this booklet provide examples of how teachers can construct learning strategies to help children "talk their way into meaning" against a framework of the writing process. These strategies let the teacher concentrate on helping children develop specific writing abilities while allowing them to retain control of their own writing. Each lesson includes focus, classroom setting, method, outcomes, relevance to language learning, and modifications after trialling. Lessons cover the following areas: (1) writing style, (2) choosing a topic, (3) cohesion, (4) sense of story, (5) revising, and (6) narration. In each case, the lessons aim to help children learn how to learn through the use of talk in the writing process. (JD)