Recently the National Commission on Writing examined the role of writing in the workplace and developed the following suggestions for state policy dealing with writing education.
1. Every state should revisit its education standards to make sure they include a comprehensive writing policy that doubles the amount of time and resources devoted to writing while requiring a writing plan in every school.
2. State policy should require teacher education programs to provide instruction in writing theory and practice for all prospective teachers.
3. State policy should also require a writing plan in every school, insist that writing be taught in all subjects and at all grade levels, and require courses in teaching writing for all prospective teachers.
4. Assessment of students must go beyond multiple-choice, machine-scorable items to include requirements that students actually produce a piece of prose during the assessment.
Plymouth seems to be on the right track!
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