On-the-job writing of deaf college graduates at all degree levels was investigated. Institutional databases and questionnaires to alumni and employers were the sources for information. Respondents were asked about editing assistance, sources and types of assistance, and perceptions of such assistance by employers and employees. Results of the…

Many culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) struggle with the writing process. Particularly, they have difficulties developing and expanding ideas, organizing and elaborating sentences, and revising and editing their compositions (Graham, Harris, & Larsen, 2001; Myles, 2002). Computer graphic…

Entrusting students with the responsibility of creating a programme brings into play various cognitive and linguistic abilities as well as organizational and team work skills, such as researching a topic, planning and visualizing the format and presentation, editing a collection of shots and clips into a coherent whole, interviewing people,…

Argues that quality yearbooks are products of planning, organization, and discipline. (RB)

Discusses the influences technological innovations have had on the editing and design of the printed word, especially where changes were first used in the layout of student publications. (RB)

One way to improve spelling skills is to provide ample time and opportunity for children to proofread their work. (JH)

The editorial procedure carried out in preparing a new edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification is described. (Author/PF)

Discusses the rebirth of mimeographing among student newspapers due to the high cost of other forms of printing. (RB)

Shows that women get lower pay than men in the same departments, but the opportunities for women are improving. (RB)

Developed by the Multi-level Captioning Project, the manual provides guidelines for linguistically controlling reading materials for the deaf. An introduction describes the three proposed reading levels based on difficulty of vocabulary, syntax, and inference. Chapter 1, on vocabulary, considers word list sources, guidelines for controlling…

Technical writers must have a working knowledge of technology in order to rearrange material others provide, but they do not have the expertise needed to originate materials; that is the job of the technical author. Another job function is that of technical editor--a person who can write, can perform the policy making tasks of an editor, and who…

Recent studies and theoretical constructs pertaining to textual revision (the process of editing and reformulating written discourse) are discussed. The relative effectiveness of various revision strategies is examined, with particular attention given to different strategies employed by skilled and unskilled writers. Implications for researchers…

Five studies conducted at Oklahoma State University on the nature of news are reported in this volume. The first study reports the similarities and differences in news values among 10 city editors. The second and third studies replicate the first, one with city news editors and the other with wire service newsmen as subjects. Study 4 summarizes a…

This stylebook provides guidelines for the uniform editing of student newspapers and summarizes rules now widely accepted by student journalists, faculty advisors, and parents based on practices advocated in curriculum guides, textbooks, and other instructional materials used in the teaching of English. Some of the rules of editing covered include…