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Basic Writing and Service-Learning Teaching Reading in Basic Writing Trends Shown in the CBW Survey of Basic Writing Programs
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Universal Designby Alison Bennett Some Further Discussions about Universal Design in Basic Writing Programs Studio Methods for using Universal Design in Basic Writing Programs: Attempting to avoid the “segregating” aspects of strictly foundational models, some basic writing programs employ a studio method. Studio models allow basic writing students to enroll in general first-year composition classes but supplement instruction with smaller group tutoring sessions. These smaller groups function like “labs,” their purpose being to work through foundational problems. Other programs include no courses which are recognizably “basic writing” as such. All first-year students are enrolled in regular first-year composition. Writing centers provide support at the foundational skill level for those who need it. None of these models isolate basic writers from authentic college work by cordoning them off from the “regular” student body into classes that deal strictly with foundational issues. Working models of Universal Design Writing Programs: Department of Kent State University Integrated Basic Writing at the English Department at the University of South Carolina Two Semester Sequential Basic Writing Course at the English Depart of Ball State University General Discussion on Program Models: |