Activist WPA, The, Changing Stories About Writing and Writers, Changing Stories About Writing and Writers

Author

Adler-Kassner, Linda

Year

2008

Publisher

University Press of Colorado

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-0-87421-699-8

Link

Last Update

25-Jan-2026

Keywords

Language & Literature ; Education

Description

Alarmist stories about student writers or college-level writing that run counter to the ones that circulate among writing teachers on disciplinary listservs or in discussions in professional research are easy to find. Using the search terms “writing skills and college students” in a database like Lexis Nexis Academic reveals news items headed by such titles as “Grammar Is Making a Comeback; Poor Writing Skills Among Teens and a New Section of SAT Fuel Return to Language Basics” (DeVise 2006) and “Students Fall Short on ‘Information Literacy,’ Educational Testing Service’s Study Finds” (Foster 2006). Ask people on the street about student...