Jenifer J. Blemings
Bayne, Sarah.
Helping Kids Write
. Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing, 1980. (a practical guide to self-expression)
Berbrich, Joan D.
Writing About People and Yourself
. NY: Amsco, 1979. (contains techniques for vivid sketching)
Berliner, David C. and Gage, N.L.
Educational Psychology
, 3rd ed.. Boston, MA: Houghton-Mifflin, 1984. (outlines cognitive development)
Blume, Judy.
Letters to Judy
. NY: Pocket Books, 1986. (subtitled “What Kids Wish They Could Tell You)
Burns, Paul C.; Roe, Betty D.; and Ross, Elinor P..
Teaching Reading in Today’s Elementary Schools
. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. (sequential development of reading skills and different teaching methods)
Canfield, Jack and Wells, Harold C.. 100 Ways to Enhance
Self-Concept in the Classroom
. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1976. (the title says it all)
Capacchione, Lucia.
The Creative Journal: T
he Art of
Finding Yourself
. Ohio: Swallow Press, 1979. (getting in-touch with your real self)
Coody, Betty.
Using Literature With Young Children
, 3rd ed.. Dubuque, 10: William C. Brown, 1983. (incorporates reading into all areas, includes excellent follow-up activities)
Dodd, Anne.
Write Now!
. NY: Globe Books, 1973. (allows for enjoyment during the writing process)
Donaldson, Margaret.
Children’s Minds.
NY: W.W. Norton, 1978. (explains a child’s perceptions of the “adult” world)
Donoghue, Mildred R..
The Child and the English Language Arts
, 4th ed.. Dubuque, IO: William C. Brown, 1985 (suggested teaching methods and ideas)
Doorlag, Donald H. and Lewis, Rena B..
Teaching Special
Students in the Mainstream. Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill, 1983. (how to accommodate for individual differences)
Hunter, Mollie.
Talent is not Enough
. NY: Harper and Row, 1975. (teaches self-discipline as an element of writing)
Kohl, Herbert. “Writing Their Way to Self-Acceptance.”
Grade Teacher
, 87, 1969. (pp. 9-11)
Lukens, Rebecca J..
A Critical Handbook of Children’s
Literature, 3rd ed.. Glenview, IL Scott, Foresman, 1986. (suggests readings appropriate for all occasions)
Olney, James (Editor).
Autobiographies: Essays Theoretical
a
nd Critical
. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980. (evaluates famous autobiographies)
Paine, Stan C..
Structuring Your Classroom for Academic Success
. Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1983. (helpful suggestions in maximizing learning time)
Plagemann, Bentz. How to Write a
Story
. NY: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard, 1971. (a step-by-step guide)
Porter, Roger J. and Wolf H.R..
The Voice Within
. NY:. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. (discusses common features of autobiography
Spivack, George and Swift, Marshall S..
Alternative Teaching Strategies
. Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1975. (Especially good for dealing with behaviorally maladjusted students)
Stewig, John Warren.
Read to Write: Using Children’s Literature as a Springboard on Writing
. NY: Hawthorne Books, 1975. (Using stories to stimulate writing)
Stock, Gregory. The
Book of Questions
. NY: Workman, 1985. (useful for values clarification and discussion)
Tchudi, Susan and Stephan.
The Young Writer’s Handbook
. NY. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1984. (discuss how to succeed in many short forms of writing)