Teaching writing in the United States

Teaching writing in the United States has progressed through several approaches during the history of education in the United States. In schools, writing serves not only to record and convey thoughts, but to refine and synthesize thinking. As school effectiveness researcher Doug Reeves observes, "[t]he association between writing and performance in other academic disciplines [is] striking, and gets to the heart of the curriculum choices teachers must make."

Teaching writing in the United States

Teaching writing in the United States has progressed through several approaches during the history of education in the United States. In schools, writing serves not only to record and convey thoughts, but to refine and synthesize thinking. As school effectiveness researcher Doug Reeves observes, "[t]he association between writing and performance in other academic disciplines [is] striking, and gets to the heart of the curriculum choices teachers must make."