“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.” ...

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 philosopher Jordan Peterson says, "The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write... Because there is no difference between that and thinking... You need to learn to ...

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 ...

What Kind of Writer Are You? The Writing Program's First-Year Writing Seminar Selection process empowers first-year students to select the Academic Inquiry Semina r (AIQS) that best suits their needs ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

What Can Inhibit Writing Development? Like all learning problems, difficulties in writing can be devastating to a child's education and self-esteem. As children progress through school, they are ...

Writing is a craft that is vital for both communicating and learning. However, many children struggle to learn to write. For most, their difficulties persist throughout elementary school unless they ...

Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers should “write hard and clear about what hurts”. Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing about “what hurts” ...