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College Readiness & College-Ready Writing: A Crosswalk
By this point, the college-readiness gap is well documented. The majority of students entering college are not ready for college-level work: nearly...
What Is College-Ready Writing?
Why are so many entering college students unprepared for college writing? Each year, most students graduating from high school go on to attend...
Behaviors & Awareness Are Part of College Writing Success
The array of research on college readiness agrees that students need not only content knowledge and cognitive skills, but also certain noncognitive...
Critical Thinking is Central to College-Ready Writing
College students are expected to demonstrate critical thinking in their compositions, by insightfully analyzing and evaluating information,...
What Students Need for College Writing Success
In the 1980s, a highly influential new model of writing arose from researchers Linda Flower and John R. Hayes.[1] It described the process of...
College Readiness & College-Ready Writing: A Crosswalk
By this point, the college-readiness gap is well documented. The majority of students entering college are not ready for college-level work: nearly...
Why is Writing the Most Important Skill for Students?
Writing is the academic skill most linked to college success. It’s also one of the top skills employers seek, though one they report most often...
How Standardized Tests Interfere with Student Writing Success
Many of the best practices reflected in the Common Core State Standards and other standards frameworks do not make it into classroom instruction...
Creativity and Critical Thinking
Creativity and critical thinking sit atop most lists of skills crucial for success in the 21st century. They represent two of the “Four Cs” in ...
What Is College-Ready Writing?
Why are so many entering college students unprepared for college writing? Each year, most students graduating from high school go on to attend...
About Dr. Bryant
William Bryant, PhD is the President and Co-Founder of BetterRhetor Resources, an educational publishing & services company he and his wife operate headquartered in Prescott, Arizona.
Dr. Bryant has created collegereadywriting.com and authored his signature online writing program, College-Ready Writing Essentials, as well as several other free & paid resources designed to target the college-ready writing gap. He has written for Getting Smart, Curmudgication, and Bright Magazine. and worked for a decade at ACT Inc., lastly as Director of Writing Assessments.
In addition to college readiness, Dr. Bryant writes about education, equity, democracy—and how they fit together. Connect with him on LinkedIn.
Free Tools to Help Teachers, Parents & Student Prepare
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