American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

Emily Johnston, a writing studies professor at UC Merced, has researched how the act of writing rewires the brain to build ...

In response, many teachers and professors are rethinking what types of writing they assign and where writing is produced. Some are requiring students to write by hand during class. Others are leaning ...

Having students move beyond descriptive paragraphs and five-paragraph essays can help improve their ability to write—and their love of doing it.

With frequent modeling, teachers can guide their students to work through the writing process with confidence.