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Peer reviewedHartman, Kathleen A.; Stewart, Thomas C. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001
Describes the visual arts as a means of helping remedial reading and writing students to "see" the process of writing. Discusses the use of clay sculpting to demonstrate free-writing techniques, Venn-mobiles to demonstrate compare/contrast techniques, and wraps (felt "tortillas" and fillings) to demonstrate summary writing. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Writing, Clay, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedCook-Gumperz, Jenny – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1993
Presents the case study of an African-American woman returning to a basic skills program in an inner-city community college, examining in particular a writing conference with the task of transforming telling of an experience into writing about it. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Black Students
Download full textGreenberg, Eileen – 1997
A program was developed and implemented for use with college freshmen at a community college in southeast Florida whose entrance examination scores fell below the acceptable range for admission into a regular English classroom. These students lacked an adequate background in basic English language skills, had an insufficient understanding of the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Community Colleges, English Instruction
Holladay, John M.; Zwayer, Sue – 1992
Monroe County Community College (MCCC), in Monroe, Michigan, developed a "Writing Across the Curriculum" program in response to perceived deficiencies in the writing and critical thinking skills of its students. Major features of the program include a Writing Center located in the Learning Assistance Laboratory and Writing Fellows…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Peer Teaching
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1989
With each issue focusing on different themes, volume 16 of "Inside English" looks at writing programs and critical thinking, developmental writing and the plight of part-time faculty, teaching literature and study abroad programs, and English as a Second Language (ESL) and English programs. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College English, College Faculty
