Writing is a primary way individuals communicate what they think and feel. They are able to express their emotions, thoughts, hopes, dreams and opinions through writing for others to read and understand. Children learn grammatical basics through speech at an early stage before formal training in school begins. Continuing instruction in grammar makes students aware how grammar functions and helps them control, and use, writing in increasingly effective ways. Skillful use of grammar may be …showed first 75 words of 668 total…

…showed last 75 words of 668 total…but teachers should encourage their students to own, and use, a good grammar handb! ook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Writing Process Revisited: Sharing Our Stories. Barnes, Donnna, Morgan, Katherine, and Weinhold, Karen. National Council of Teachers of English, 1997. 1Martha Kolln. Closing the Books on Alchemy: College Corn position and Communication. 32(1981). Margot Iris Soven. Teaching Writing in Middle and Secondary Schools. Needham Heights: Allyn and Bacon, 1999. Monroe, Rick. Writing and Thinking with Computers. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1993.