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Jagaiah, Thilagha; Howard, Deborah; Olinghouse, Natalie – Reading Teacher, 2019
Writer's checklists are evidence-based procedural facilitators that prompt students to actively engage in the writing process. Students with diverse learning needs experience problems when composing texts because of the complex steps involved. To write effectively, students must focus on understanding prompts; setting goals; generating,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Writing Difficulties, Writing Processes, Teaching Methods
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Grünke, Matthias; Leonard-Zabel, Ann Marie – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the current research involving composition writing with respect to students experiencing difficulties. It responds to the fact that composition writing is a largely neglected area in education and research. This paper will review the following: (a) the reasons why writing competence is so vitally…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), College Students, Writing Skills, Writing Difficulties
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Fazel, Ismaeil – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2013
After a brief discussion of the importance of publishing in academic journals, this paper provides an overview of studies on writing for publication of NNES (non-native English speaking) writers. Based on the related literature, different language problems facing NNES contributors, from the perspective of both NNES writers and journal editors, as…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Journal Articles, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hess, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This executive position paper proposes recommendations for the development of editing workshops and editing training for adjunct faculty of Wilmington University. An editing workshop was developed and taught to two groups of adjunct instructors at Wilmington University. Surveys distributed to the adjuncts after the workshops provide relevant data…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Writing Skills, Workshops, Editing
Richards, Janet C.; Lassonde, Cynthia A. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
The 25 mini-lessons provided in this book are designed to develop students' self-regulated writing behaviors and enhance their self-perceived writing abilities. These foundational writing strategies are applicable and adaptable to all primary students: emergent, advanced, English Language Learners, and struggling writers. Following the SCAMPER…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Cues, Writing Strategies, Form Classes (Languages)
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Nadziejka, David E. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1993
Discusses briefly the author's frustrations in communicating scientific and technical concepts and communicating with those who write such technical material. (SR)
Descriptors: Editing, Revision (Written Composition), Technical Writing, Writing Difficulties
Von Diether, Barbara – Training, 1992
Improvement of writing in the workplace involves both writers and their managers in a systematic process: (1) prepackaging the assignment; (2) delegating; (3) clarifying and focusing the assignment; (4) promoting efficient writing techniques; (5) efficient editing and/or peer reviewing; and (6) reviewing the final document. (SK)
Descriptors: Editing, Management Development, Revision (Written Composition), Supervisors
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Helou, Yasmin J.; Lai, Jasmine; Sterkin, Victoria L. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2007
We tested the effects of writer immersion and the responses emitted by a peer reader across four male middle school participants diagnosed with behavioral disorders. The participants were chosen for this study due to their high structural errors and inability to write functionally in order to affect the behavior of a reader. Writer immersion and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Males, Reader Response, Grade 8
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O'Mealy, Joseph; Register, James – College Composition and Communication, 1984
Describes the University of Hawaii's writing workshop, a supplemental service of the English department that offers tutorial sessions on a drop-in, voluntary basis. (FL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Drills (Practice), Editing, Higher Education
Sageev, Pneena – 1994
Designed to address writing problems experienced by researchers and managers, this book suggests practical steps researchers can take and effective actions managers can implements to cut costs, improve document usefulness, and upgrade writing skills. The book explains how to: (1) organize a technical/business document; (2) select information…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Editing, Interprofessional Relationship, Professional Training
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Deem, James – College Composition and Communication, 1985
One teaching approach for basic writing students is to have them transcribe their inner speech--of matching their oral language to written language. (HOD)
Descriptors: Editing, Higher Education, Inner Speech (Subvocal), Paragraph Composition
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Thiesmeyer, John – 1984
Writing problems common among many college students are "phrasal" errors such as limited vocabulary, inability to distinguish standard usage from slang or jargon, a tendency to frame thoughts in cliches, a peppering of meaningless intensifiers, and a gift for redundancy and wordiness. To help correct these problems, a text-checking system called…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Editing, Error Patterns, Feedback
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Hull, Glynda – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Analyzes the editing behavior of skilled and less skilled writers. Results show that while the more skilled writers almost always corrected more errors than the less skilled, the two groups performed similarly on their own essays where neither corrected many errors at all. (SRT)
Descriptors: Editing, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation
Gover, Mark; Englert, Carol Sue – 1998
It is viable to argue that literacy can be construed as a set of culturally-based discursive practices rather than as merely a set of cognitive skills. This idea has special relevance for students with learning disabilities, who often struggle with more traditional, individually-based curricular approaches. This study explored the ways in which an…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discourse Analysis, Editing, Grade 2
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Ellsworth, Nancy J. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The computer can be a powerful tool to help students who are having difficulty learning the skills of prewriting, composition, revision, and editing. Specific software is suggested for each phase, as well as for classroom publishing. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Editing