“I didn’t think this class was going to help me do anything else in college, but I was wrong. I used the same writing steps to complete an essay for my philosophy class, and it became easy to write.” ...

During this stage of writing development, toddlers (age 1 to 3) learn to hold a pencil or crayon with a clenched fist.

A few years ago, our university decided to have a “Developmental Day” where those of us who taught developmental classes (Math, reading, writing) would meet with the people who provided support for ...

The earliest piece of writing I can remember producing was a story, written in phonetic spelling on small pieces of scrap paper stapled together. Mimicking as best I could a “real” picture book, I ...

Teaching Writing is designed for K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, instructional coaches, and other school-based educators. Building on the research of Professor Emerita Maria Brisk, the workshop ...

This year I tried a new writing practice in my 8th grade English class, and it led me to an important realization about writing development. Like many great classroom moments, this one happened by ...

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Spring 2000), pp. 73-82 (10 pages) With the increasing number of second language students at the college level, further research into ...

Evaluating students'writing is often perceived as the most difficult and tedious part of a basic writing instructor's job. Writing assessment includes both informal and formal measures of grading.

As graduate job seekers prepared for faculty and industry openings this fall, we hosted a cover letter workshop that one participant, reflecting the views of others, characterized as “the best one ...