This revised edition contains seven of James Moffett's talks and articles written since the original edition of "Coming on Center" was published in 1981, along with several of the earlier articles that are still timely. The book provides practical recommendations for specific ways of teaching reading and writing, shows why some conventional means do not work, and why change is worth undertaking. The 16 articles and talks in this collection deal with the following topics: (1) the student-centered language arts curriculum; (2) behavioral objectives; (3) teaching literacy; (4) the connections among cognitive growth, holistic learning, and vocal interaction among peers; (5) maintaining integrity in the teaching of writing; (6) the importance of creativity in writing; (7) writing, inner speech, and meditation; (8) reading and writing as meditation; (9) a pluralistic curriculum; (10) the functions of talk; (11) writing as liberating inner speech; (12) ways of teaching literature; and (13) hidden impediments to improving English teaching. Also included are several original poems. (ARH)