Why Johnny Can't Write
Linden, Myra J / Whimbey, Arthur
The authors of this book, both experienced teachers, examine the controversy surrounding two popular methods for teaching writing -- the "process" approach and its offspring, Writing Across the Curriculum. Both have recently been called into question for their ineffectiveness. An alternative lesser-known procedure called "sentence combining, " which has been proven successful in numerous studies over the past fifteen years, finally is gaining ...