I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

Our love of literacy is rooted in our personal experiences as students, and we both have lengthy histories in education, specifically with language arts. Though our lenses were different, we both saw ...

The Importance of English Proficiency Parents aspire for their children to communicate confidently in English, both verbally ...

At the Jacobson Center, we believe that all students, at all levels of expertise, can improve their writing and learning skills. To that end, we offer writing services and resources, public speaking ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misstated Steve Graham’s affiliation. He is a professor at Arizona State University. If you want a hint of the gap between students’ writing skills and ...

Professional writing courses allow students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to join a community of professionals who are communication experts in a multitude of workplace settings: ...

Often when writing for an audience, we try to use complex words to sound smarter. This train of thought is misleading, though. Complex words and sentences only make our writing unreadable to our ...

Most English-language learning classrooms use conventional teaching methods that focus on grammar drills, vocabulary memorization, reading comprehension and structured writing tasks — all with the ...

The University Writing Program works with Drexel faculty and programs to develop writing assignments, learning experiences, and goals that enrich student outcomes. In addition, we administer the ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the Writing Center offers one-to-one, 50-minute peer consultations to Boston College undergraduates looking for help with their writing. We work with written assignments from ...

Students utilizing the Q center to learn and review material for their midterm exams. The Q center is the most commonly used math resource center for students at the University of Connecticut. Photo ...