Research on the communication demands that local industries require of technicians and the writing responsibilities of the technicians are described. Responses from a questionnaire and information from personal interviews are included. (MLW)

Both a case study of a middle-aged Mexican migrant woman's attempt to learn to read and write and a personal account of the tutor's discovery of some of the social and psychological factors that kept her illiterate. Discusses methodology, materials, techniques, conflicting conceptions of literacy, and sociocultural expectations. (RDN)

A survey of 479 graduating seniors from three different high schools reveals the majority of the students were not adequately trained in study skills. Includes a copy of the survey questionnaire. (MD)

Presents results of a survey of public relations professionals indicating that poor writing ability is the biggest weakness of college graduates entering public relations and recommending that students receive instruction in writing and journalistic skills, as well as business and public relations practice. (HTH)

Describes the writing evaluation of an 11th-grade English class in which precourse and postcourse samples are graded by a team of English teachers. (EL)

Reports the results of interviews with people in business who were asked what should be taught business writing students to prepare them as well as possible for writing they will do on the job. (EL)

Describes a proposed curriculum, designed to address the needs and interests of women prisoners, with the goal of improving their writing skills before they enroll in college courses. The course is constructed around a schedule of three one-hour sessions per week and emphasizes composition and the mechanics of writing via sentence-combining…

Explains that the current journal issue focuses on the importance of editing and the similarity of editor/writer and teacher/student relationships. (DF)

Defends the use of the word processor in writing classes. Describes how using it makes revision easier and cleaner, contributes to the speed and fluency of composing at the keyboard, and lends itself to new ways of composing and experiments with alternative structures for writing courses and classes. (EL)

Presents ideas for the prospective writer such as recording ideas, keeping a diary, important library resources, analyzing periodicals, writing query letters, writing the article, submitting, acceptance/rejection, and revision. Provides a list of 16 science, mathematics, and related publications with editors' names and addresses. (JM)

A turn-of-the-century printing press motivates elementary students to write. Children write, edit, and print their own stories on the Greenwood School Press. This self-supporting enterprise introduces children to various aspects of writing and producing literature. (DF)

Describes the development of the Clwyd Graded Objectives Scheme in French. Tests were developed in which the context of the questions and the language used were authentic and covered the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Discusses each of these test components and the way in which they were graded. (SED)

This overview considers some of the pervasive problems in defining and developing literacy education in the U.S., including the selection of curriculum content, the development of skilled reading and writing, and the development of a theory of learning and instruction. (RDN)

Describes an experiment indicating that having students write expressively on a regular basis could significantly improve their reading comprehension and enhance their attitudes toward themselves and toward reading and learning. Discusses implications of these results for the classroom and curriculum. (HTH)

Presents a study of the process and the product in the early writing attempts of two children. Examines some of the strategies they use during the intermediate or invented spelling stage. (HTH)