diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts
index 2479af5d7d..624ae6f596 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ import {setProperty} from './shared';
 })
 export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   checked: boolean;
-  onChange: Function;
-  onTouched: Function;
+  onChange = (_) => {};
+  onTouched = () => {};
 
   constructor(private cd: NgControl, private renderer: Renderer, private elementRef: ElementRef) {
-    this.onChange = (_) => {};
-    this.onTouched = (_) => {};
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
index da92c9ab25..04483805b3 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ import {setProperty} from './shared';
 })
 export class DefaultValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   value: string = null;
-  onChange: Function;
-  onTouched: Function;
+  onChange = (_) => {};
+  onTouched = () => {};
 
   constructor(private cd: NgControl, private renderer: Renderer, private elementRef: ElementRef) {
-    this.onChange = (_) => {};
-    this.onTouched = (_) => {};
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_control_name.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_control_name.ts
index 62eb55672b..a7448328c8 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_control_name.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_control_name.ts
@@ -75,25 +75,23 @@ const controlNameBinding =
 @Directive({
   selector: '[ng-control]',
   hostInjector: [controlNameBinding],
-  properties: ['name: ng-control', 'model: ng-model'],
-  events: ['ngModel'],
+  properties: ['name: ngControl', 'model: ngModel'],
+  events: ['update: ngModel'],
   lifecycle: [onDestroy, onChange],
   exportAs: 'form'
 })
 export class NgControlName extends NgControl {
   _parent: ControlContainer;
-  ngModel: EventEmitter;
+  update = new EventEmitter();
   model: any;
   ngValidators: QueryList<NgValidator>;
-  _added: boolean;
+  _added = false;
 
   // Scope the query once https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2603 is fixed
   constructor(@Ancestor() parent: ControlContainer,
               @Query(NgValidator) ngValidators: QueryList<NgValidator>) {
     super();
     this._parent = parent;
-    this.ngModel = new EventEmitter();
-    this._added = false;
     this.ngValidators = ngValidators;
   }
 
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ export class NgControlName extends NgControl {
 
   onDestroy() { this.formDirective.removeControl(this); }
 
-  viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.ngModel, newValue); }
+  viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.update, newValue); }
 
   get path(): List<string> { return controlPath(this.name, this._parent); }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_control.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_control.ts
index afc8b76171..918c50a31f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_control.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_control.ts
@@ -63,23 +63,21 @@ const formControlBinding =
 @Directive({
   selector: '[ng-form-control]',
   hostInjector: [formControlBinding],
-  properties: ['form: ng-form-control', 'model: ng-model'],
-  events: ['ngModel'],
+  properties: ['form: ngFormControl', 'model: ngModel'],
+  events: ['update: ngModel'],
   lifecycle: [onChange],
   exportAs: 'form'
 })
 export class NgFormControl extends NgControl {
   form: Control;
-  ngModel: EventEmitter;
-  _added: boolean;
+  update = new EventEmitter();
+  _added = false;
   model: any;
   ngValidators: QueryList<NgValidator>;
 
   // Scope the query once https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2603 is fixed
   constructor(@Query(NgValidator) ngValidators: QueryList<NgValidator>) {
     super();
-    this.ngModel = new EventEmitter();
-    this._added = false;
     this.ngValidators = ngValidators;
   }
 
@@ -100,5 +98,5 @@ export class NgFormControl extends NgControl {
 
   get validator(): Function { return composeNgValidator(this.ngValidators); }
 
-  viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.ngModel, newValue); }
+  viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.update, newValue); }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_model.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_model.ts
index cf0213258a..3e85423212 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_model.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_model.ts
@@ -95,14 +95,9 @@ const formDirectiveBinding =
 })
 export class NgFormModel extends ControlContainer implements Form {
   form: ControlGroup = null;
-  directives: List<NgControl>;
+  directives: List<NgControl> = [];
   ngSubmit = new EventEmitter();
 
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-    this.directives = [];
-  }
-
   onChange(_) { this._updateDomValue(); }
 
   get formDirective(): Form { return this; }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
index 75dbf02650..271aff9cb0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ const formControlBinding = CONST_EXPR(new Binding(NgControl, {toAlias: forwardRe
 @Directive({
   selector: '[ng-model]:not([ng-control]):not([ng-form-control])',
   hostInjector: [formControlBinding],
-  properties: ['model: ng-model'],
-  events: ['ngModel'],
+  properties: ['model: ngModel'],
+  events: ['update: ngModel'],
   lifecycle: [onChange],
   exportAs: 'form'
 })
 export class NgModel extends NgControl {
   _control = new Control("");
   _added = false;
-  ngModel = new EventEmitter();
+  update = new EventEmitter();
   model: any;
   ngValidators: QueryList<NgValidator>;
 
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl {
 
   get validator(): Function { return composeNgValidator(this.ngValidators); }
 
-  viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.ngModel, newValue); }
+  viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.update, newValue); }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
index b18563c495..a8e1072cc2 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ export class NgSelectOption {
 })
 export class SelectControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   value = '';
-  onChange: Function;
-  onTouched: Function;
+  onChange = (_) => {};
+  onTouched = () => {};
 
   constructor(private cd: NgControl, private renderer: Renderer, private elementRef: ElementRef,
               @Query(NgSelectOption, {descendants: true}) query: QueryList<NgSelectOption>) {
-    this.onChange = (_) => {};
-    this.onTouched = (_) => {};
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
 
     this._updateValueWhenListOfOptionsChanges(query);
diff --git a/modules/examples/src/template_driven_forms/index.ts b/modules/examples/src/template_driven_forms/index.ts
index 1345e0141b..ca79f0a923 100644
--- a/modules/examples/src/template_driven_forms/index.ts
+++ b/modules/examples/src/template_driven_forms/index.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ class CheckoutModel {
  */
 @Directive({selector: '[credit-card]'})
 class CreditCardValidator {
-  constructor(c: NgControl) {
-    c.validator = Validators.compose([c.validator, CreditCardValidator.validate]);
-  }
+  get validator() { return CreditCardValidator.validate; }
 
   static validate(c): StringMap<string, boolean> {
     if (isPresent(c.value) && RegExpWrapper.test(new RegExp("^\\d{16}$"), c.value)) {