The philosopher Jordan Peterson says, "The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write... Because there is no difference between that and thinking... You need to learn to ...

“I didn’t think this class was going to help me do anything else in college, but I was wrong. I used the same writing steps to complete an essay for my philosophy class, and it became easy to write.” ...

Explore research on handwriting automaticity and sentence construction, plus strategies to improve writing instruction across grades K–3.

And while I understand the impulse to retreat to analog, in-class experiences in order to maintain the integrity of student work, I’m concerned that if this becomes the exclusive response to the ...

Children whose native language is not English are present in ever increasing numbers in elementary schools in the United States. Educators, therefore, must provide opportunities for these learners to ...

Recent scholarly efforts have advanced our understanding of writing instruction by examining both the cognitive and motivational dimensions that underpin student development. Research in this area has ...

What Can Inhibit Writing Development? Like all learning problems, difficulties in writing can be devastating to a child's education and self-esteem. As children progress through school, they are ...

We offer all University affiliates access to an electronic version of the New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding, a resource for those who are new to submitting proposals, and reference ...

Almost 15 years ago, when I was in the midst of dealing with my mother’s worsening dementia, I started writing about the experience. I wrote about going to the emergency room; bringing her to an ...

As graduate job seekers prepared for faculty and industry openings this fall, we hosted a cover letter workshop that one participant, reflecting the views of others, characterized as “the best one ...