Issues in Writingfor Adult Learners

ATP Online WorkshopPresenter

Stephanie Lawhorne

Getting Started Age differences Breaking the ice

Working the Writing Process Planning (brainstorming, outlining,

researching, etc.) Drafting (organizing & writing ideas in

paragraph form) Revising (getting feedback, rewriting, and

editing)

Positive Reinforcement Lacking confidence Earlier academic performance Benefits of life experiences & wisdom

Material Conditions Work/jobs Family obligations Interruptions Space Time

Computers Basics of how to use as word processors Using to revise

Dialogue Collaborative process of tutoring Encouraging active participation Writing as dialogue (asking

questions/posing problems and trying to answer or solve them)

Reasons/explanations for why to do something

References Aronson, Anne. “Adult Developmental Writers and the

Material Conditions for Composing.” Research & Teaching in Developmental Education 14.2 (Spring 1998): 5-18.

Craig, Judith S. “Non-Traditional Age Students.” CRLA Tutor Training Handbook. Rev. ed. Ed. Susan Deese-Roberts. Auburn, CA: CRLA, 2003. 84-88.

Griswold, W. Gary. “Postsecondary Reading: What Writing Center Tutors Need to Know.” Journal of College Reading and Learning 37.1 (Fall 2006): 59-70.

Mann, Nancy. “Point Counterpoint: Teach Punctuation as Information Management.” Journal of the Conference on College Composition and Communication 54.3 (February 2003): 359-393.

References continued Smith, Beatrice Quarshie. “Genre, Medium, and

Learning to Write: Negotiating Identities, Enacting School-Based Literacies in Adulthood.” Journal of College Reading and Learning 34.2 (Spring 2004): 75-96.

Soven, Margot Iris. What the Writing Tutor Needs to Know. Boston: Thomson, 2006.

Wood, Donna. “Andragogy: Appreciating the Characteristics of the Adult Learner.” CRLA Tutor Training Handbook. Rev. ed. Ed. Susan Deese-Roberts. Auburn, CA: CRLA, 2003. 89-93.

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