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Peer reviewedThorpe, Dean – Exercise Exchange, 1994
Describes the various "affective filters" that inhibit basic writers from learning to write. Suggests principles for avoiding such inhibitions among basic writers. Claims that such principles are an effective way of fostering writing development among basic writers. (HB)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, High Schools
