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Writing: Keeping It Real. Teacher to Teacher.
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Kist, Bill – 2003
When teaching writing to adult learners, teachers must achieve a balance between "content" and "mechanics." The first step is to assign "real" writing for "real" purposes. The next step is to teach the writing process more than the product and teach the place that correct "mechanics" (spelling,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Basic Writing