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Gallagher, H. Alix; Arshan, Nicole; Woodworth, Katrina – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Writing is an essential skill for participating in modern American society. Although it is crucial to careers and civic engagement, student writing falls far short of national expectations (College Board, 2004; NCES, 2012; Persky, Daane, & Jin, 2003). The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) seek to increase the rigor of writing instruction…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Writing Instruction, National Programs
Solomon, Gloria – Principal, 1985
Describes the implementation of an elementary school writing program that motivates students by allowing them to write about their own interests and by encouraging them to comment on each other's works. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Program Implementation, Student Motivation
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Jackson, Harry – English Journal, 1981
Presents guidelines for planning, developing, and revising a high school writing laboratory program. (RL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, High Schools, Program Development, Program Implementation
Lowthian, Carol P.; Mingle, James R. – Regional Spotlight: News of Higher Education in the South, 1982
Focusing on the practical applications of content area writing, and programs using writing assignments in all areas of the college curriculum, this serial issue has three sections. The theme article, "Writing across the Curriculum," discusses the writing across the curriculum movement, and examines ways two colleges have incorporated…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Mueller, Cheryl – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1985
Offers suggestions for developing and implementing a plan to integrate microcomputers in higher education humanities curricula. Ways to introduce faculty to microcomputers and have them devise methods and applications for classroom use are explained. Specific software packages useful for writing instruction are discussed. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Software, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Robinson, J. Dennis – Executive Educator, 1981
Offers advice to principals on initiating a writing program, including tips on planning, teacher training, costs, and assessment. One cardinal rule: the administrator must also write. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Texas Univ., Austin. Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts. – 2000
Included in this guide are strategies for helping struggling secondary readers and writers so that they will develop the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) necessary to write successfully and have greater access to the general curriculum. It focuses on the writing process because research supports the efficacy of the writing process as a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Innovation, Process Approach (Writing), Program Implementation
Samway, Katharine Davies – 1992
Examples of writers' workshops and ways to implement them for children's second-language learning are described in this handbook for teachers. Writers' workshops are important structured classroom events that provide children with opportunities to demonstrate their facility as writers. The theory behind writers' workshops is that children…
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Activities, Editing, Elementary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1996
Designed to provide teachers with ideas and resources that make it possible to nourish and build upon the skills of young writers, this guide deals with effective writing instruction within the elementary school and using the writing process with primary children. The guide addresses issues related to, and provides suggestions for, the teaching of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education, Process Approach (Writing)
Myers-Breslin, Linda – 1999
Addressing the issues and problems faced by writing program administrators (WPAs) and writing center directors (WCDs), and how they can most effectively resolve the political, pedagogical, and financial questions that arise, this book presents essays from experienced WPAs and WCDs at a wide variety of institutions that offer scenarios and case…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of English Education. – 1986
Intended to help school personnel develop and implement a comprehensive, articulated writing program at the district, building, and classroom levels, this manual emphasizes writing as a composing process, describes the stages of the writing process, and outlines the composing skills expected of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. In…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Gillespie, Marilyn; And Others – 1990
This handbook grew out of the experiences of the teachers and students at the Read/Write/Now Adult Learning Center, a community-based literacy program in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is both a documentation of the experiences of the program and a guide for teachers. The four sections of the handbook contain a number of modules, each of which…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Course Content
Texas Univ., Austin. Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts. – 2000
This professional development guide is designed for educators who work with secondary students who are struggling in reading and writing and who need intensive, individualized instruction to improve their skills. Examples of students for whom this guide is intended include: students with disabilities, English language learners, and low-achieving…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Innovation, Program Implementation, Reading Comprehension
Williams, Dana Nicole – 1989
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) programs advocate the incorporation of writing into all classes and all disciplines as a means of helping students to improve their writing skills and to use writing as a learning tool. While most instructors agree that students write poorly, the greatest obstacle to implementing WAC courses on community college…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Inservice Teacher Education
Ennis, Rex; Davison, Deborah – 1989
This publication provides materials on the Small Group Learning Methodology Project in Victoria, Australia. The first chapter concerns the purpose of small groups in adult literacy learning. Chapter 2 deals with types of adult literacy programs, interviews, student needs, student placement, and forming groups. Chapter 3 discusses group processes,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading
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