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ERIC Number: EJ459120
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Proofreading: The Skill We've Neglected to Teach.
Madraso, Jan
English Journal, v82 n2 p32-41 Feb 1993
Argues that proofreading should be viewed as a separate kind of writing and reading skill and that teachers of writing have not effectively trained their students how to perform this important task. Describes various strategies for teaching proofreading to students, including computer applications. (HB)
Descriptors: Editing, Proofreading, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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