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Basic writing (Remedial education)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on postsecondary remedial instruction in English composition. Textbooks for use in such instruction are entered under the heading for the content of the work, e.g. English language--Rhetoric--Textbooks; English language--Grammar--Textbooks.

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Bridging the gap between high school writing expectations and college writing expectations through an understanding of composition pedagogies, 2011

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Identifier: b4482635
Introduction High school students are often placed into remedial writing courses when they enter college. They feel confused when they find that they failed their placement test. These students are under the assumption that because they passed the state mandated language arts test in high school, they must be good writers. They are disheartened by their remedial class placement, which makes them angry. They have every right to feel this way. There is a clear disconnect between high school composition...
Dates: 2011