Examination of the expository writing of 36 learning-disabled (LD), 36 nondisabled (matched in intelligence quotient and reading ability), and 36 normally-achieving nondisabled elementary school students indicated both grade- and group-related differences, with LD students producing more errors than low achieving nondisabled students, who produced…

Some innovative solutions to two key graduate research problems, definition of the research problem and planning and writing the thesis first draft, are outlined. Workshops are recommended as an effective format for assisting students in developing research skills through practical guidance, group support, and discussion. (MSE)

Suggests emphasizing, reviewing, and applying the basic skills taught in freshman composition--thesis statement, basic expository patterns, organization, transitions--in the technical writing course to ease the transition from freshman essay to technical report. Presents a chart illustrating the parallel structures of the technical report and the…

A paper, presented at a workshop on "Teachers Writing" at the 1976 Conference on English Education, which presents students' descriptions of English teachers. (DD)

The collection of 580 provocative writing prompts in this book is designed to release students from standardized writing assessments and encourage student research, reflection, and exploration. Seeing creative and expository writing for English and other subjects as multidisciplinary opportunities for self-expression, the author of the book…

The latent structure of the reading test of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Reading Literacy study was investigated. The use of latent class modeling for investigating the measurement properties of a large-scale reading assessment database is demonstrated. The study focused on response data from…

Presents a number of ideas for long-term, in-depth articles which will be publishable in high school and college newspapers. (RB)

Designed for high school and college students as a pattern for writing essay examination answers in a history course, this guide is applicable to students' need to write cogent and coherent essay answers in examinations in any social science or humanities course. (SM)

Author discusses rhetoric, lists characteristics of rhetorical", i.e. analytical and argumentative, writing, and suggests approaches for the classroom teacher. (SP)

Requiring students to answer literature questions" turns the pleasure of reading into drudgery. (SP)

A freshman composition course at Cochise College (Arizona) uses discussion of current issues with members of the community to stimulate the students' interest in expressing their ideas. (NF)

Author extends Christensen's theories on paragraph development to formulate a sequence of development for longer compositions, and includes diagrams of sample sequences. (SP)

Discusses three factors that should be taken into account before a writer sets out to write an essay: audience, purpose, and personality of the writer. (AEA)