Heartfelt experiences about leaving their native countries and adjusting to a new life in Hawaii are a common thread entwining stories that have been written by students at Waipahu High School to ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today’s students need to write in science and math class because they will need to write well to get tomorrow’s jobs. Writing is used to assess student learning more often than it is used to ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the BC Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences to BC undergraduates looking for help with their writing and written assignments. Our specialists (see below) are trained ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COURTESY PHOTO “Windows and Mirrors ” and “Holding On ” were the first two books written by Waipahu High School students in the ...