While many job ads often make mention of oral and written communication skills, employees and employers alike sometimes neglect the importance of good writing in the workplace. When a worker writes ...

Two recent experiments highlight aspects of writing instruction that are rarely studied—or taught. Recent research suggests that secondary students can benefit significantly from learning how to ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. At a time when many teenagers are consumed by such activities as text-messaging, blogging, and social networking, more middle and high school students than in the ...

A nationwide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed how beginner writers' attitude and motivation toward writing is related to the quality of their writing ...

Is it just me, or are student competencies like basic writing skills in serious peril today? Granted, I am about a decade in to my teaching career, but even within this fairly short span, I have ...

Teachers of basic skills too often perceive their students as victims of an intellectual disease. To recast this educational vision, the author suggests new philosophic premises for viewing ...