Adelman, Linda and Horan, Elizabeth M.,
Writing and Thinking.
Massachusetts: Mastery Education Corporation, 1985. An intensified writing process based on theories. It is a comprehensive study.
Atwell, Nancie.
Making Every Student A More Skillful Writer.
California: The Learning Institute, 1984. Very practical teaching information and easy to apply.
Foley, Bob.
The Writing Process and Writers Workshop.
Virginia: National Curriculum Study Institute, 1985. The workshop was very informative, and the information is very applicable.
Graves, Donald H. and Hasen, Jane, “The Author’s Chair”
Language
Arts
, vol. 60 (February 1983), pp. 176-83. The article is theoretical and gives a clear picture of teaching students free writing.
Koch, Kenneth,
Wishes, Lies and Dreams
. New York: Vantage Book, 1970. The book includes the various ways to teach youngsters how to write poetry. Readable poems by young authors are in the book.
Lowe, Ralph E.
The Writing Clinic
. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1973. Standard English writing with a minimum of grammatical theory is emphasized. The information places a strong emphasis on expository writing, and the approaches are easy to follow.
Rico, Gabriele L.
Writing the Natural Way
. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983. The book emphasized using the right-brain techniques to release one’s expressive powers. The clustering technique is highly useful. for creative writing.
Shaughnessy, Mina P.,
Errors and Expectations
. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. The book consists of basic information for the teaching of basic writing. It’s very useful for reading and language arts teachers in the middle and secondary grades.