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Peer reviewedMarshall, Jon C. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1981
Examines the types of problems identified for students using the services of a writing laboratory. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Student Problems
Hamilton, Denise – Searcher, 2003
While technology has made plagiarism easier, it has also made it easier to detect. This article explains how librarians are getting involved in this battle, what can tip off a plagiarized hand, and the software that can turn suspicion into confirmation. A list of online sources of plagiarism guidelines is provided. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cheating, Computer Software, Ethics, Information Sources
Stafford, Liz – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1993
Discusses one teacher's experiences with Kimmie, a Chinese-American first grader with violent tendencies, and how this young girl changed and became manageable, largely through writing and storytelling. Argues that writing may be a means of expression essential to troubled children like Kimmie. (HB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Primary Education, Story Telling, Student Problems
Peer reviewedBenoit-Detrixhe, Liz – English in Texas, 1994
Examines the ways English teachers might try to make progress with uninterested and/or problem students. Narrates one teacher's experience with a particular male student, and how she partly got through to him. (HB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGaskins, Jacob C. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1995
Describes a writing instruction project called the "landmark method" that fosters writing skills in students with learning disabilities. Outlines specific strategies that have proven effective in teaching writing to students with dyslexia or other learning disabilities. (HB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia, English Instruction, Higher Education
Download full textAllen, Annette, Ed.; Donovan, Richard A., Ed. – 1980
This two-part collection presents 59 short essays by a cross-section of college instructors nationwide in response to four questions about writing students and five questions about writing teachers. Part I presents the responses to the following student-oriented questions: What are the common and special needs of writing students (including…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education
Kwalick, Barry, Ed.; Slaughter, Virginia, Ed. – 1982
Nine complete papers and 32 abstracts are contained in this special issue drawn from the proceedings of the fifth annual meeting of writing supervisors within the City University of New York (CUNY). The first complete paper surveys basic writing programs over the decade and points to difficulties overcome, accomplishments,and future needs. The…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Acquisition
McCann, Thomas M. – 1983
The School Program Addressing Non-attendance (SPAN) is an alternative program in Morton, Illinois, East High School addressing the needs of students removed from their regular classes for excessive absenteeism. Materials and activities used in the SPAN English program are both highly motivating and general enough to benefit students when they…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Objectives, English Curriculum, English Instruction
