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Peer reviewedSensenbaugh, Roger – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the writing across the curriculum movement, citing research reports and articles which discuss its advantages and disadvantages. Notes several problems involved in effectively implementing writing across the curriculum. (MM)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Educational Change, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Role
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1988
A current selection from the many citations of material in the ERIC database, this bibliography offers practical information for introducing and implementing writing across the curriculum programs in elementary and secondary schools. The bibliography is divided into sections on (1) writing across the curriculum (8 citations); (2) writing to learn…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Across the Curriculum
Peer reviewedHolbrook, Hilary Taylor – Writing Center Journal, 1989
Reprints an article originally appearing in "English Education" (v20 n2; May 1988; See EJ370079). Addresses problems currently faced by writing labs: training staff; incorporating usable word processing; and establishing working relationships with both academic and nonacademic communities. (JAD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Writing, Higher Education, On the Job Training
Holbrook, Hilary Taylor – 1984
Intended for administrators and policy makers as well as teachers, this digest explores the components common to effective writing programs. The digest first discusses activities at the classroom level as the foundation of a successful writing program and elements that should be included in classroom instruction, such as the process approach to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Tway, Eileen – 1984
Intended to help elementary school language arts teachers provide students with opportunities for unprescribed writing according to a natural writing process, this booklet discusses research and practice in the writing process and creating a supportive classroom environment. The first part of the booklet examines theory and research on the stages…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Content Area Writing
Rubin, Donald L.; Dodd, William M. – 1987
Intended for college-level basic writers, this booklet integrates training in selected oral communication activities with writing instruction in order to improve students' academic writing. The first section discusses oral communication theory, emphasizing the underlying rhetorical abilities of invention, audience adaptation, and argumentation, to…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Freshman Composition, Group Discussion, Higher Education
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
