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Baker, Michael; And Others – 1995
The 33 activities in this book reinforce the rules of written English by providing students with practice in editing a variety of formats. The activities help students develop a basic understanding of the rules of grammar and mechanics (generally taught in grades 8 and up) in context and exercise their critical thinking abilities by identifying…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grammar, Language Usage
Baker, M.; Block, C.; Borla, L.; Dietrich, G.; Hockett, M.; Holly, Thad – 1997
Providing grades 4-6 students with practice and reinforcement in editing for capitalization, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, usage, and content, this computer software program contains over 30 written accounts that have been sequenced from easier to more difficult. The program has 3 levels of play: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. At each…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grammar, Intermediate Grades
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1992
Drawn from the experience of various ministries and departments in governments across Canada, this guide is meant to be a practical guide in implementing plain language for managers in the Ontario (Canada) government. The guide describes how to use plain language in planning, writing, designing, and editing forms and documents, and how to set up…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Editing, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Baker, Michael; And Others – 1994
The 33 activities in this book reinforce the rules of written English by providing students with practice in editing a variety of formats. The activities help students develop a basic understanding of the rules of grammar and mechanics (generally taught in grades 4-5) in context and exercise their critical thinking abilities by identifying content…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grade 4, Grade 5
Baker, M.; Block, C.; Borla, L.; Dietrich, G.; Hockett, M.; Holly, Thad – 1997
Providing grade 8 to adult students with practice and reinforcement in editing for capitalization, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, usage, and content, this computer software program contains over 30 written accounts that have been sequenced from easier to more difficult. The program has 3 levels of play: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. At…
Descriptors: Adults, Critical Thinking, Editing, Grammar
Baker, Michael; And Others – 1995
The 33 activities in this book reinforce the rules of written English by providing students with practice in editing a variety of formats. The activities help students develop a basic understanding of the rules of grammar and mechanics (generally taught in grades 6-7) in context and exercise their critical thinking abilities by identifying content…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grade 6, Grade 7
Baker, M.; Block, C.; Borla, L.; Dietrich, G.; Hockett, M.; Holly, Thad – 1997
Providing students in grades 6-8 with practice and reinforcement in editing for capitalization, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, usage, and content, this computer software program contains over 30 written accounts that have been sequenced from easier to more difficult. The program has 3 levels of play: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. At each…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grade 6, Grammar
Yoe, Mary Ruth – Currents, 1992
The editor of a university magazine offers observations about writing and editing science-related articles, focusing on eliciting information during the interview with the researcher, deciding what to write and how to organize it, and rules for self-editing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Editing, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Usage

Kossack, Sharon – Journal of Reading, 1987
Suggests linguistic guessing strategies designed to help older students with reading problems. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, Cloze Procedure, Consonants, Context Clues