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ERIC Number: EJ387375
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Frequent Short Writing: Motivating the Passive Reader.
Egan, Philip J.
College Teaching, v37 n1 p15-16 Win 1989
The assignment of frequent, short, specific writing tasks related to reading assignments encourages active reading of the text, does not overwhelm poorer readers, and teaches important lessons about proof, quotation, and economy in writing. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Student Motivation, Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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