An important goal of schooling is teaching students how to write. Teachers need access to
effective writing practices to meet this goal. For close to 40 years, meta-analyses of writing …

ABSTRACT Aim/Purpose This systematic review synthesizes the literature on doctoral
writing and feedback published in peer-reviewed English-language journals between 1997 …

If students are to be successful in school, at work, and in their personal lives, they must learn
to write. This requires that they receive adequate practice and instruction in writing, as this …

This article presents a revised version of the writer (s)-within-community model of writing.
Writing is conceptualized as a social activity situated within specific writing communities …

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of
writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching …

Until children can produce letters quickly and accurately, it is assumed that handwriting
disrupts and limits the quality of their text. This investigation is the largest study to date (2596 …

In this meta-analysis, we examined whether children classified with specific language
impairment (SLI) experience difficulties with writing. We included studies comparing children …

Critical thinking is an international educational and economic priority, as are writing and
effective communication skills. Little is known, however, about how these skills interact or …

Seventy-six general education and 67 special education teachers working in the same 66
elementary schools were surveyed about their beliefs about writing. Each teacher taught …

It is especially important at this time that we focus on bringing these best practices in writing
instruction more fully into all classrooms. Many students do not develop the writing skills …