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Reigstad, Thomas J.; Yepes-Baraya, Mario – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1988
Describes a six-week summer remedial writing program at the State University of New York at Buffalo, which utilized instructional approaches designed to accommodate students' learning styles. Results on pre- and posttests of essay-writing ability, sentence fluency, and attitudes toward writing revealed improvements in all areas following the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cognitive Style, Developmental Studies Programs, Essays

Wolcott, Willa – Journal of Basic Writing, 1994
Presents a longitudinal study of six basic reading and writing students at the University of Florida that traces student progress. Demonstrates that several students experienced progress over a more than three-year span, although improvement was neither linear nor extensive. Identifies growth of metacognitive awareness among students. (HB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes

Aronson, Anne – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
Discusses barriers adult developmental-writing students face due to family, community, and work responsibilities. Explains how non-writing commitments affect the writing process, particularly by placing time constraints on students. Offers instructors classroom activities to help students contextualize their writing situations and to learn methods…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Basic Writing, Community Colleges

Hartman, Kathleen A.; Stewart, Thomas C. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001
Describes the visual arts as a means of helping remedial reading and writing students to "see" the process of writing. Discusses the use of clay sculpting to demonstrate free-writing techniques, Venn-mobiles to demonstrate compare/contrast techniques, and wraps (felt "tortillas" and fillings) to demonstrate summary writing. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Writing, Clay, Community Colleges

Strehlow, Betty J. – 1996
A study was undertaken at Willmar Community College (WCC), in Minnesota, to assess the effectiveness of the developmental writing program and to identify which demographic and educational characteristics predicted final grades in college-level English courses. The study sample included all students who enrolled at WCC during the 1992-93 academic…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs
Musthafa, Bachrudin; Huda, Nuril – TEFLIN Journal, 1994
Four areas of consideration are crucial to the development of an effective English-as-a-Second-Language writing program: the nature of basic writers; acquisition of written language; approaches to teaching basic writing; and classroom strategies. Basic writers are students who have studied writing for years but are still unable to produce…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, English for Academic Purposes
Farrar, Bernice Lever – 1991
Students from the ages of 13 or 14 onward need to know the "colours of words" which can let them live fully in the rainbow of life, thus eliminating student fears associated with written language and of being pawns of those who have the power of words, especially written words. Colour coding the eight basic types of work that words can…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, College English, Community Colleges
Kirch, Ann – 1991
Using cooperative learning techniques in writing classes requires the instructor to plan carefully and respond spontaneously to the assignment as students work through it. Steps using the techniques successfully include: (1) developing academic objectives for each step in the writing process (i.e., prewriting, drafting, revising, and proofreading…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Pomper, Marlene M.; Brown, Sandra – 1989
Written by instructors who not only accept but also elect the challenge of teaching basic skills classes in reading and writing to freshmen at the community college and technical college level, this paper examines, first, the basis for the pedagogy employed: the theoretical concepts and the actual students on which the teaching of developmental…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Classroom Environment, Compensatory Education
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 2003
Discusses role and trend information on developmental or remedial education for recent high school graduates attending Washington community and technical colleges. More specifically, it provides information on high school graduates who attended a community or technical college in the year following graduation. Also provides separate information on…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Bound Students, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education

Livingston, Sue – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 1996
A La Guardia Community College (New York) course in developmental writing for deaf students features small class size and teachers fluent in American Sign Language. Teaching practices include reading of model essays on topics of interest to deaf students, peer feedback on the first two drafts of writing assignments, and student "reading…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Basic Writing, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Williams, Dana Nicole – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Offers an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents and journal articles on writing across the curriculum, including those providing background information, describing different types of programs, offering guidance on generating writing assignments, and promoting faculty participation. (DMM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Faculty Development

Bizzaro, Patrick; Werner, Stuart – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Describes a program adding a counseling component to a developmental writing course to address students' sense of isolation through sessions on group formation, goal setting, values clarification, and strength identification. Reports that program participants outperformed nonremedial students in subsequent composition courses. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Developmental Studies Programs

McCusker, Manuela – Community College Review, 1999
Summarizes the literature on developmental reading and writing programs by discussing strategies for addressing remedial needs and obstacles to remediation. Presents the results of internal evaluations of developmental reading programs conducted at four colleges. Defines 16 strategies used by community colleges to implement effective remedial…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Development
Indian Hills Community Coll., Ottumwa, IA. – 1997
In 1996, Indian Hills Community College (Iowa) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the instruction of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The college's action plan was initially comprised of three parts: (1) establishing…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism