Reviews three computer software programs for classroom use: Muppet Word Book, for children three to six; Dragon Game Series, on parts of speech, for students in grades four through high school; and Chemistry Achievement I, for students who are 16 to 18 years old, or in grades 10 to 12. (BB)

Presents an example of economics teaching in a "language arts format." The example shows how students might learn basic economics vocabulary by reading a story (supplied) and writing about its events. (GEA)

Describes how a group of language arts teachers established a year-long research project in collaboration with a university, and how, through participation in the project, they transformed their teaching, became more active professionally, and became critical, responsive users of current research. (ARH)

To examine gender differences in attributions for success and failure across subject areas, the Survey of Achievement Responsibility (SOAR) was administered to 165 girls and 160 boys in grades 4 through 12. The SOAR assesses attributions for success and failure in language arts and mathematics/science. Results are presented. (Author/MT)

In a study of what stimuli encourage use of oral language --storytelling--kindergarten to third grade children were asked to "tell a story" about a picture and about an eight-page wordless picture book. Children were also asked to make up an original story of their own. The opportunity to tell their own story elicited the most elaborated…

Examined the number and types of classroom writing experiences in which elementary teachers and children in grades one, three, and five were engaged. Two major influences on instructional practices also were analyzed: teachers' perceptions of writing instruction and textbook guidelines. (DST)

Presents Applesoft Basic code for creating programs to help students learn to alphabetize, memorize, and spell. Provides opening menu, main program, lesson merge, text file deletion, file examination, and lesson creation routines. (JM)

Reflects on the author's tenure as editor of NCTE's elementary-level professional journal during the social upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s. (HTH)

Outlines how the Language Arts Curriculum was evaluated for scope and sequence within the Winnsboro Independent School District (Texas). (MD)

The author describes a field-based program which integrates current theory of how elementary school children develop oral and written language processes with the role of the teacher as researcher, reflective practitioner, and effective planner. (MT)

Outlines a set of criteria for use by teachers in selecting and evaluating educational software. (FL)

Explores preschoolers' responses to life and childhood experiences and how this response carries over into their subsequent response to literature. (HTH)

Presents highlights of four "learning biographies" resulting from observations of children's writing in response to literature. The observations indicated that the connections children made to texts in reading and writing and how these are used to develop writing strategies and competence were related to their motivations and…

An experimental, intensive language/reading program involving six hearing impaired students aged 10 to 12 produced dramatic language improvement. The one-year samples showed a great increase in production, with an average of 41 word strings or sentences. An average of 81 percent correct sentences was achieved. (Author/CL)

Provides abstracts of documents reporting computer applications in reading and language arts that have been entered in the ERIC database. (CRH)