The purpose of this study is to investigate how the US-based First-Year Composition (FYC) instructors understand and facilitate metacognition in their classes and assess students' …

One strategy for assisting students in developing their composition processes is to implement reading-to-write methodologies and to offer students linked first-year reading and writing courses.

PDF | On Oct 1, 2020, Tara Hembrough published Integrating Reading-to-write Strategies and Pairing Composition and Reading Courses for First-year, At-risk College Students | Find,...

tion in Developmental and First-Year Composition > Bill Marsh New Voice Based on research conducted at Wilbur Wright College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, this article explores …

The First-Year Composition Archive serves as a resource for scholars and teachers who seek to learn more about trends in first-year writing, the history of the discipline, teaching resources, …

First-Year Composition by Jackie Hoermann-Elliott, Kathy Quesenbury, 2021-12-20, Open Education Network edition, Ebook in English - Writing as Inquiry and Argumentation

First-Year Composition: From Theory to Practice’s combination of theory and practice provides readers an opportunity to hear twelve of the leading theorists in composition studies answer, in...

The answers to these questions involve deep inquiry into the many rhetorical and structural nuances of composition work, and that’s why each chapter features multiple sections that …

Using a method of close reading and analyses, and borrowing from post-qualitative research the idea of reflexivity, this study examines texts in composition studies and adjacent fields, …

First-year composition prepares students for writing in college and for writing in the workplace and in the public sphere. It is not a cre ative writing course (as some of them think); it is not a …

The editors frame the twelve essays with an introductory chapter that identifies key moments in composition's history and a concluding chapter that highlights the varied and useful ways the …

This book: (1) Integrates three critical components: strategies for critical reading and writing, metacognitive strategies to help students take control of their learning, and pedagogical …

This study evaluated the effect of employing reading-to-write strategies and joining college composition and reading courses for provisionally admitted, first-year-writing students in the …

The emphasis on reading strategies in the first modules can help to mitigate challenges with academic sources that they may not be used to reading. However, we recommend using a …

This article argues for the importance of teaching reading in first-year composition courses within a metacognitive framework called mindful reading.

The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the andragogical methods and teaching strategies of six successful full-time and adjunct developmental writing and first-year …

Crucial for developing more comprehensive literacy practices that students can transfer into other courses and contexts, this framework encourages students to actively reflect on a range of …

To learn and apply knowledge, we must practice close and critical reading strategies in order to understand the main idea, supporting ideas, and to consider connections to other aspects of …

Learn recursive strategies for generating ideas, revising, editing, and proofreading. Learn to critique one’s own work and the work of others. Identify context. Present a position. Establish a …

But knowing how wordiness interferes with clarity can help you distill essential meanings from challenging texts. In many ways, writing well and reading incisively are two facets of the same …