"A number of my staff and I at the Centre for Academic
Writing have now reviewed the CD by working through the diagnostic test and
through a number of the tutorial stages. We believe that the CD
will be an informative resource for EFL students and a useful introduction
for students who lack confidence in writing skills."
Dr. Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams
Co-ordinator: Centre for Academic Writing
Coventry University
"I found the CD well-designed and potentially very effective
as a self-monitoring programme for the development of accurate basic writing
skills. This view was confirmed by colleagues with whom I shared
the CD."
Brian Prestidge
Director, Centre for Teacher Education
University of Waikato, Hamilton
"Changes in education in recent years have made the
learning of grammar and punctuation even more important. This
writing skills programme
is easy
to use and motivating for even the most reluctant learner. It will help those
students whose success in writing is hampered by poor expression and punctuation,
and it will help teachers who are always looking for new and exciting ways
to deliver basic skills."
Margaret Black
Head of Learning Support, Literacy Leader, Assistant HOD English
Melville High School, Hamilton
"The Better Writing programme is a welcome resource
in education. This
tool is one that would suit learners who are able to work independently setting
their own pace and also a resource that can complement lessons and reinforce literacy
teaching."
Ellie Wilkinson
Adult Literacy Coordinator
"This is a most important educational tool, which will
do much to benefit students preparing for tertiary study. Get it into
schools!"
David Gunby
Professor of English Literature
University of Canterbury
"It provides a useful reminder for university students
of the appropriate use of such things as the apostrophe, pronouns and their
antecedents, and quotation marks."
Varvara Richards
Teaching and Learning Development Unit
University of Waikato
"Heather, I have just completed your writing programme. I
loved the clear, uncomplicated lessons, the Handy Hints, and most of all
the PRACTICE pages. The logical progression of the lessons, starting
at a basic level and building on knowledge gained, is the recipe in my experience
for successful learning. And the pictures were delightful, especially
when re-visiting lessons. I know that anyone undertaking this programme
will enjoy mastering grammar and punctuation in this logical and structured
way."
Maree Llewellyn
Director,
About Words
Reading and Spelling Specialist
"It has helped me especially with verbs, nouns, and pronouns. I
used to get confused, and now I know the difference. I also liked
the pictures. I would love to do this programme at school. I
really enjoyed taking the tests and I'm sure my friends would too."
Soleil Sutherland
College Student
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