Digests by Category
Cognitive/Behavioral:
• Schema Activation, Construction, and Application
• Increasing Comprehension by Activating Prior Knowledge
• Self-Talk & Self-Health
• Home Schooling and Socialization of Children
• Metacognition and Reading to Learn
• Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers
• Teaching English to Gifted Students
• Decision Making in the Language Arts
• Student Diversity and Learning Needs
• Enhancing Student Thinking Through Collaborative Learning
• Language Learning in Social and Cultural Contexts
• Problem-Based Learning in Language Instruction: A Constructivist Method
• Motivation and Transfer in Language Learning
• Reflective Thought, Critical Thinking
• Language Development in the Early Years
• Learning to Learn: Preparing Teachers and Students for Problem-Based Learning
• Self-Directed Learning
• Bibliotherapy
Computers/Internet:
• A Professor Responds by Computer to the Writing of Elementary Students
• Guidelines for Computer-Assisted Reading Instruction
• The Computer-Networked Writing Lab: One Instructor's View
• Computer Assisted Writing Instruction
• Cyberspace Class: Rewards and Punishments
• Studying with the Computer
• Electronic Discourse: Evolving Conventions in Online Academic Environments
• Guidelines for Evaluating Web Sites
• Online Resources for Parent/Family Involvement
• Online Resources for K-12 Teachers: Children's and Adolescent Literature
• The Digital Divide and Its Implications for the Language Arts
• Online Resources for K-12 Teachers: Language and Literacy Education
• Online Resources for Theatre Education
• Evaluating and Selecting Online Magazines for Children
• The Impact of Electronic Communication on Writing
Educational Issues:
• The Supreme Court on "Hazelwood": A Reversal on Regulation of Student Expression
• Critical Thinking: Promoting It in the Classroom
• Content Area Textbooks: Friends or Foes?
• The Issue: Adult Literacy Assessment
• Whole Language: Integrating the Language Arts - and Much More
• Media Ethics: Some Specific Problems
• The Right To Read: Censorship in the School Library
• Multiplicities of Literacies in the 1990s
• Cross-Age and Peer Tutoring
• Phonics in Whole Language Classrooms
• Language Diversity and Language Arts
• Poststructuralism as Theory and Practice in the English Classroom
• Politically Correct on Campus
• Phonemic Awareness: An Important Early Step in Learning to Read
• Integrating the Language Arts
• Whole Language and Adult Education
• Student Diversity and Learning Needs
• Multicultural Children's Literature in the Elementary Classroom
• Gender Issues in Children's Literature
• Gender Issues in the Language Arts Classroom
• English-Only Movement: Its Consequences for the Education of Language Minority Children
• Reflective Thought, Critical Thinking
• A Review of State Reading and Language Arts Standards
• Character Education through Children's Literature
• Recent Reading Initiatives: Examples of National, State, and Professional Organizations' Efforts
Family Involvement:
• Parent Involvement in Elementary Language Arts: A Program Model
• Children's Literacy Development: Suggestions for Parent Involvement
• Parental Involvement in Middle School Language Arts
• Online Resources for Parent/Family Involvement
• Hispanic Parental Involvement in Home Literacy
• Literacy Interventions in Low Resource Environments: An International Perspective
Literature Instruction:
• Teaching Poetry: Generating Genuine, Meaningful Responses
• Literature as Lessons on the Diversity of Culture
• Using Literature To Teach Reading
• Integrating Literature into Middle School Reading Classrooms
• Book-Length Works Taught in High School English Courses
• A New Look at Literature Instruction
• Helping Children Understand Literary Genres
• Multicultural Children's Literature in the Elementary Classroom
• Teaching Interdisciplinary Thematic Units in Language Arts
• Using Literature to Help Children Cope With Problems
• Online Resources for K-12 Teachers: Children's and Adolescent Literature
• Children's Literature in a Time of National Tragedy
• Online Resources for Teaching Shakespeare
• Character Education through Children's Literature
• Literature Circles
• Bibliotherapy
• Exploring the Function of Heroes and Heroines in Children's Literature From Around the World
Reading and Literacy:
• Remedial Reading: Some Caveats When Applying Two Trends in Diagnosis
• How Well Do Tests Measure Real Reading?
• Whole Language: Integrating the Language Arts - and Much More
• Using Literature To Teach Reading
• Testing Literature: The Current State of Affairs
• Beginning Reading Instruction in the United States
• Reading and Writing in a Kindergarten Classroom
• Portfolios: Assessment in Language Arts
• Prescription for Literacy: Providing Critical Educational Experiences
• Helping Children Overcome Reading Difficulties
• Bibliotherapy
• Teaching Critical Reading through Literature
• Organizing for Effective Reading Instruction
• Theory Meets Practice in Language Arts Assessment
• Phonics in Whole Language Classrooms
• Internships and Reflective Practice: Informing the Workplace, Informing the Academy
• Metacognition and Reading to Learn
• Gifted Readers and Reading Instruction
• Reading Recovery
• Politically Correct on Campus
• Using Mythic-Archetypal Approaches in the Language Arts
• Phonemic Awareness: An Important Early Step in Learning to Read
• Asking the Right Questions: Reading Assignments That Work for Writing
• Whole Language and Adult Education
• Vocabulary Instruction and Reading Comprehension
• Helping the Underachiever in Reading
• Teaching Interdisciplinary Thematic Units in Language Arts
• Balanced Reading Instruction
• A Review of State Reading and Language Arts Standards
• Online Resources for K-12 Teachers: Language and Literacy Education
• Parent Support of Early Literacy Development
• Early Literacy Instruction: Research Applications in the Classrooms
• Highlights of Reading Research in the Labs and Centers of the U.S. Department of Education
• Recent Reading Initiatives: Examples of National, State, and Professional Organizations' Efforts
• Adolescent Literacy and Content Area Reading
• Literacy Interventions in Low Resource Environments: An International Perspective
• Supporting Early Literacy Development in Family Child Care Settings
• Literacy Instruction through Communicative and Visual Arts
• Using Drama and Theatre to Promote Literacy Development: Some Basic Classroom Applications
Theatre, Journalism & Media, and General Communication:
• Audience Awareness: When and How Does It Develop?
• Communicating within Organizational Cultures
• Creative Dramatics in the Language Arts Classroom
• Storytelling: Its Wide-Ranging Impact in the Classroom
• Using Newspapers as Effective Teaching Tools
• Using Film, Video, and TV in the Classroom
• Note-Taking: What Do We Know about the Benefits?
• How to "Read" Television: Teaching Students to View TV Critically
• Whole Language: Integrating the Language Arts - and Much More
• Media Ethics: Some Specific Problems
• Debate and Communication Skills
• Teaching Technical Communication
• Semiotics and the English Language Arts
• Educating the Consumer about Advertising: Some Issues
• How College Learning Specialists Can Help College Students
• Communication Strategies for Employment Interviews
• The Media's Role in Political Campaigns
• Health Communication in the 90s
• A Communicative Approach to Observation and Feedback
• Home Schooling and Socialization of Children
• From Theory to Practice: Classroom Application of Outcome-Based Education
• How Effective Communication Can Enhance Teaching at the College Level
• Oral Language Development across the Curriculum, K-12
• Taking Personal and Professional Contexts into Account in the Basic Public Speaking Course
• Collaborating on a Newspaper in the Elementary Classroom
• School-To-Work Transition in Language Arts Classrooms: School-Based Learning Approaches and Practices
• Journalism Student Performance in Language Arts
• Issues in Media Ethics
• Mass Media Use in the Classroom
• Newspapers as a Teaching Resource for Adult Learners
• Political Communication via the Media
• Media Literacy
• Online Resources for Theatre Education
• Organizational Communication: Research and Practice
• Online Resources for Teaching Shakespeare
• Dramatic Activities in Language Arts Classrooms: Resource Summary
• A Review of Trends in Journalism Education
• Mass Communication: Technology Use and Instruction
• The Evolving Status of Photojournalism Education
• Learning Through Discussion: Designing Tasks for Critical Inquiry and Reflective Learning
• Using Drama and Theatre to Promote Literacy Development: Some Basic Classroom Applications
Writing Instruction:
• Teaching Writing with Peer Response Groups. Encouraging Revision
• Evaluating Student Writing: Methods and Measurement
• Encouraging Writing Achievement: Writing across the Curriculum
• Reading and Writing in a Kindergarten Classroom
• A Professor Responds by Computer to the Writing of Elementary Students
• Clear Writing in the Professions
• Writing Assessment at the College Level
• Punctuation: Less Is More?
• Portfolio and Test Essay: The Best of Both Writing Assessment Worlds at SUNY Brockport
• Writing across the Curriculum: Toward the Year 2000
• Teaching Minority Students To Write Effectively
• Publishing Children's Writing
• Writing Assignments, Journals, and Student Privacy
• Theory Meets Practice in Language Arts Assessment
• Phonics in Whole Language Classrooms
• Internships and Reflective Practice: Informing the Workplace, Informing the Academy
• Effective Use of Student Journal Writing
• Revision in the Writing Process
• Writing as a Response to Reading
• Teaching Creative Writing in the Elementary School
• Teaching Expressive Writing
• Using Grading Guides to Shape and Evaluate Business Writing
• Risk Communication in the Cultural Studies Composition Classroom
• Six Questions Educators Should Ask before Choosing a Handwriting Program
• Writing Instruction: Changing Views over the Years
• Writing Instruction: Current Practices in the Classroom
• Vocabulary's Influence on Successful Writing
• Writing Development
• The Impact of Electronic Communication on Writing
