The Journal of Basic Writing is a refereed journal founded in 1975 by Mina Shaughnessy and is published twice a year with support from the Office of Academic Affairs of the City University of New York ...

From the early formation of letters to crafting an essay, writing involves perhaps more subskills than any other academic task. To write well requires combining multiple physical and mental processes ...

Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law. Act 1669, which was signed into law ...

In his Grammar and the Teaching of Writing, Rei Noguchi recommends integrating grammar instruction with writing instruction and teaching only the most vital terms and the most frequently made errors.

Nov. 29 — To the Editor: In their Nov. 28 column, Mark Brighton and Ramona Charland wrote, "You might be a nitwit if, trapped in the throws of the terrible twos ..." Before smugly suggesting that ...

In grade school, we were required to try our hand at playing an instrument. I, along with about 30 of my fellow 4 th graders, wanted the drums. I ended up with the clarinet. I did not want to play the ...