Evertts, Eldonna L.
Explorations in Children’s Writing
. Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1970. (Available at S.H.U.)
This text contains the opinions and ideas of four educators: Eldonna Evertts, James Britton, Alvina Burrows, and Richard Lewis. All four contributors are innovators of new approaches for teaching writing. The recurring theme is that teachers of writing should break out of the habit of looking at children’s writing in terms of adult priorities and models. Rather, children’s writing should stand by itself as a representation of their own experiences and ideas.
Koch, Carl and James M. Brazil.
Strategies for Teaching the Composition Process
. Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1978. (Available at S.H.U.)
Teachers will find this book practical, involving, student-centered, and easily implemented in the classroom. It is
not
a textbook, but a book of useable exercises for teaching writing. The strategies found in this book help students learn the compositional process.
Koch, Kenneth.
Rose
,
Where Did You Get That Red?
New York: Random House Publishers, 1973. (Available at S.H.U.)
The author shows by having students read and write poetry as a part of classroom lessons, students are able to enjoy and learn from such poets as: Shakespeare, Donne, Blake, etc. There is an anthology of about 50 or more poems to teach children with suggestions on how to teach each one.
Koch, Kenneth.
Wishes
,
Lies and Dreams
. New York: Random House Publishers, 1970. (Available at S.H.U.)
This is a collection of poems by elementary school students at P.S. 61 in Manhattan. It is perhaps the best book to read for it portrays the joy young people experience when writing in a happy environment where people care about their work.
Murray, Donald M.
A Writer Teaches Writing
:
A Practical
Method of Teaching Composition
. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1968. Available at S.H.U.)
This book gives teachers an effective method of teaching writing based on the experiences of professional writers. It shows how the skills of a publishing writer can be learned by the student. I highly recommend it.
Petitt, Dorothy.
Poems To Enjoy
. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1970. (Available at S.H.U.)
A collection of new and old poems easily understood and interpreted by children of all ages.
Sherwood, Phyllis A.
A Laboratory Approach To Writing
. Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1977. (Available at S.H.U.)
The theme of this book is to offer teachers methods and a theoretical base for experimenting with the teaching of writing in a laboratory classroom situation. The author offers strategies, models, and exercises for teachers and students that are a means of discovering by doing.
Wiener, Harvey S.
Any Child Can Write
. New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1978. (Available at S.H.U.)
The author explains how to improve your child’s writing skills from preschool through high school. Drawing on his experiences as both parent and teacher, Wiener presents a sequence of specific writing experience activities and games ranging from pre-school to secondary level. Excellent manual for parents who wish to complement/ supplement their children’s writing instruction.
Key
: (S.H.U. stands for Sacred Heart University)
