The focus of this journal edition is remedial writing instruction in high school and college. Articles in the journal are: "The Remedial Student is Different," by Karl K. Taylor; "Writing Apprehension: (I) Combating Fear of Failure," by Donna K. Gorrell; "Writing Apprehension: (II) Where Does Fear of Writing Come From?," by Charles R. Duke; "One Day in the Life of a Remedial Composition Teacher," by Tori Haring-Smith; "Homework Helpers: An Alternative Approach," by Leon Gersten; "Using Writing Errors as Diagnostic Tools," by Mary Moore; "Building on Intuitions: Encouraging Sentence Sense," by Regina Rinderer; and "When Remedial Writing Is Not Remedial Writing: Preparing the Specially Admitted Student for College-Level English," by Jim Burns. (MKM)