College Methods
Studies in English
 Supporting Beginning English Teachers: Research and Implications for Teacher Induction
Thomas M. McCann, Larry R. Johannessen, Bernard P. Ricca
Results of a study of beginning and veteran English teachers to determine why new teachers leave within the first few years of teaching and how to retain new teachers. 214 pp. 2005. Grades 6–12. ISBN 0-8141-0269-7.
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College Composition
 Relations, Locations, Positions: Composition Theory for Writing Teachers NEW!
Editor(s): Peter Vandenberg, Sue Hum, Jennifer Clary-Lemon
This anthology, featuring both previously published essays and newly written commentaries, focuses on the postprocess movement in comp studies, a movement that takes into account the sociomaterial nature of writing. 606 pp. 2006. College. ISBN 0-8141-2400-3.
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 Composition and/or Literature: The End(s) of Education NEW!
Editor(s): Linda S. Bergmann, Edith M. Baker
This collection focuses on the rift between literature and composition in English studies, examining the extent to which this division affects teaching practices in colleges and universities. Refiguring English Studies. 248 pp. 2006. College. ISBN 0-8141-0807-5.
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 Don't Call It That: The Composition Practicum NEW!
Editor(s): Sidney I. Dobrin
Edited by Sidney I. Dobrin, this provocative collection of original essays addresses the efforts of comp programs to clarify that introductory graduate-level comp courses are more than "how-to-teach-writing" courses. 356 pp. 2005. College. ISBN 0-8141-1221-8.
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 Cross-Talk in Comp Theory: A Reader, 2nd Edition
Victor Villanueva
A must-have collection for comp veterans and newcomers alike. For the 2nd edition, Villanueva has replaced eight pieces and added two more, for a total of 43 landmark and recent essays by a veritable who's who of composition. 883 pp. 2003. College. ISBN 0-8141-0976-4.
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 Strategies for Teaching First-Year Composition
Duane Roen, Veronica Pantoja, Lauren Yena, Susan K. Miller, Eric Waggoner
Whether the new instructor of first-year composition looks forward to that first class period with anticipation, dread, or a mix of emotions, Strategies for Teaching First-Year Composition offers guidance, reassurance, and thoughtful commentary on the many activities leading up to and surrounding classroom instruction. 626 pp. 2002. College. ISBN 0-8141-4749-6.
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 Practice in Context: Situating the Work of Writing Teachers
Cindy Moore, Peggy O'Neill
Offering numerous examples of current composition practice framed by discussions of the institutional and theoretical contexts informing that practice, each contributor describes an approach, assignment, or activity that he or she has identified as particularly effective. 315 pp. 2002. Grades 11–College. ISBN 0-8141-3661-3.
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