As writing instructors, the authors spend hours "talking back" to their students through written comments on their drafts. But how do student writers receive their comments, and what do they "do" with this feedback? Teachers invest so much time and energy in their responses to papers. How do they know what gets through, what makes sense to their…

The author works as a developmental writing instructor and tutor at a community college. She loves to write, to carve out some time to do what she spends her days teaching others to do. The author states that her becoming a teacher has made her life less her own. For her, teacher is all-absorbing. Yet, her life is not depleted by teaching; rather,…

Describes a student placement program for freshman composition courses. (MKM)

Reviews the current research on developmental English instruction, concluding that more evaluation of college level remedial programs should occur. (RB)

Describes ways to help students improve their spelling ability. (MKM)

Reports on a study of the use of sentence combining in developmental writing classes. (MKM)

Offers suggestions on the content of workshops in developmental English for college faculty in all disciplines. (AEA)

Suggests developmental reading courses that permit the student to explore the text's meaning through his or her own experiences, rather than impressing on them one "correct" meaning. (HTH)

Cites the need for remedial courses in writing at the college level. (MKM)

Discusses the difficulties of meeting the needs of nontraditional junior college students who are lacking in both basic skills and an understanding of educational responsibility or discipline. (MKM)