Elementary teachers can use these books to give students an easy entry point into writing now that winter break is over—and throughout the year.

This year, three students in Halala-Vishudh’s fifth grade class at Clemens Elementary School swept the contest in their grade ...

The 16-student class has been one of the University’s hidden gems for nearly a decade, especially for those looking to ...

Dan Melzer, associate director of first-year composition at the University of California, Davis, shook up the research on teaching college-level writing in 2014 with his book Assignments Across the ...

The new questions-of-the-week is: How do you get students to want to revise their writing? Getting students to revise their writing can be a challenge. Often, they have a “one-and-done” perspective.

A University of Wyoming faculty member wants to help college students become better writers of science by giving academics ...

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A group of students begins an in-class writing test. According to new data analysis, half of U.S. eighth graders have difficulty with long-form writing on tests and classwork that involves reading.

It’s easy to lament student writing abilities. Alarmist complaints can be regularly read in The Chronicle, popular journalism, and books. It’s easy for teachers to take their frustration with a few ...

All of us obviously want to help our students become better writers. But are there ways we can “double-dip,” too—in other words, help them improve their writing AND also use writing instruction to ...