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Feedback and Basic Writing

• Written Teacher Feedback
  • How do students view written feedback from teachers?
  • What should teachers know about written feedback?
  • How should teachers implement written feedback with basic writers?
  • What is the best type of feedback to use for basic writers?
• Verbal Teacher Feedback
  • What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of verbal feedback?
  • What are some models of verbal feedback?
• Peer Feedback
  • What is peer feedback?
  • What are some benefits of peer feedback?
  • What are some drawbacks of peer feedback?
• Other Forms of Feedback
  • What are some alternative feedback models?
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Technology Tools

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Generation 1.5 Students

• Who and How Many
• Challenges
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• Activities
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Teaching Basic Writing

Assess & Respond

• -Placement strategies
• -Placement exams
  • --Timed-essays
• -Responding to writers
  • --Individualizing response
  • --Response-When & Where
  • --Response-How

Course (Re)Design

• -Fostering collaborations
  • --Interdisciplinary
  • --School-College
• -Using Literature
  • --Integrating poetry
• -Using Activity Theory

Teaching Strategies

• -Use Writing Centers
• -Use Multigenre Essays
• -Learning Disabilities
• -Integrating Reading
• -Using Computers
• -Electronic Portfolios

Basic Writing and Service-Learning

Teaching Reading in Basic Writing

ELL Student Writing

Trends Shown in the CBW Survey of Basic Writing Programs

Basic Writing Resources

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