Survey: K-12, higher Ed grammar disconnect. (Curriculum pdate: the latest developments in math, science, language arts and social studies).

Survey: K-12, higher Ed grammar disconnect. (Curriculum pdate: the latest developments in math, science, language arts and social studies). More than four in 10 college freshmen must take a remedial REMEDIAL. That which affords a remedy; as, a remedial statute, or one which is made to supply some defects or abridge some superfluities of the common law. 1 131. Com. 86. The term remedial statute is also applied to those acts which give a new remedy. Esp. Pen. Act. 1. writingcourse, according to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. recent studies. Creators of the ACT Assessmentcollege entrance exam Noun 1. entrance exam - examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studiesentrance examinationexam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to may have uncovered one reason why. Results from ACT's recent National Curriculum Survey show thatcollege instructors believe grammar and usage skills are most importantfor entering college students. Ironically i��ron��ic? also i��ron��i��caladj.1. Characterized by or constituting irony.2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic.3. , these are considered to bethe least important by high school English teachers English Teachers (airing internationally as Taipei Diaries) is a Canadian documentary television series. The series, which airs on Canada's Life Network and internationally, profiles several young Canadians teaching English as a Second Language in Taipei, Taiwan. ; just 69 percentreported teaching them. "High school teachers understand that grammar and usage skillsare important, but they devote more attention to teaching [otherwriting] skills," says Cynthia Schmeiser, ACT's vice presidentfor development. She recommends that grammar and usage skills becontinually reinforced throughout K-12.IMPORTANCE OFWRITING SKILLSRANKED BY: College High School Instructors TeachersGrammar and Usage 1 6Sentence Structure 2 2Writing Strategy 3 1Organization 4 3Punctuation 5 5Style 6 4Note: One is most important, 6 is least important