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Peer reviewedVillanueva, Victor, Jr. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1997
Details, in a personal narrative, some techniques which have proved effective for enabling student success in the basic writing classroom. (PA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classroom Communication, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedSheridan-Rabideau, Mary P.; Brossell, Gordon – Journal of Basic Writing, 1995
Posits that basic writing serves a vital function by providing writing support for at-risk students and serves the needs of a growing student population that universities accept yet feel needs additional writing instruction. Concludes that the basic writing classroom is the most effective educational support for at-risk students and their writing.…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSoliday, Mary – Journal of Basic Writing, 1997
Describes a language pedagogy which can help basic writers to understand language's potential to shape, not just to convey information about, social experience. States that students from diverse backgrounds can then more effectively critique the relationships of language's uses in a variety of social contexts. (PA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
