Two recent experiments highlight aspects of writing instruction that are rarely studied—or taught. Recent research suggests that secondary students can benefit significantly from learning how to ...

Students at three Clay County schools passed Minnesota's basic writing skills test at rates higher than the state average. Moorhead, Hawley and Barnesville all had more than 91 percent of their ...

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. And it becomes even more challenging for ESL learners.

The easy "A" your Advanced Placement (AP) English teacher promised you'd get in college writing classes may not pan out as expected. While honors and AP English programs aim to give high-achieving ...

Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates. The math section took a few more attempts. As for reading? She failed 12 times ...

"Everybody writes, but not everybody writes well," MarketingProfs' Ann Handley is fond of saying. And it's true. Marketers, especially, are regularly tasked with projects that involve ...