Tallent, N. Psychological Report Writing. Ask a composition instructor to give a presentation to your students. Invite a guest speaker to talk to your class about effective writing and common writing problems. Faculty who have invited experts from composition departments or student learning centers report that such presentations reinforce the values of the importance of writing. Let students know about available tutoring services.
Most campuses offer individual or group tutoring in writing.
Distribute brochures or ask someone from the tutoring center to give a demonstration in your class. Use computers to help students write better. Faculty are beginning to use commercially available and locally developed software to help students plan, write, and revise their written work. Some software lets instructors monitor students' work in progress and lets students collaborate with their classmates. Assigning In-Class Writing Activities Ask students to write what they know about a topic before you discuss it.