"Every day we hear business leaders calling for sharper writing skills, " said Mr Hall.
Employers lament that they have difficulty hiring people with basic reading and writing skills.
Thousands of graduates come out every year confident in their (poor) writing skills.
Or if you have writing skills, you could help an organization draft a newsletter, marketing materials or an annual report.
Meltzer's manifest writing skills come into play as the speed of this fast-paced story, with its complex plots and subplots, never flags.
Timberlake's writing skills were getting him noticed by other big acts, too.
In America, a similar study suggested chess improved children's reading and writing skills, and led to chess being placed on the curriculum in New Jersey.
In June, a review of Sats by Lord Bew recommended the creative writing test should be scrapped and children's creative writing skills assessed by teachers.
Another way to put this is what on earth has happened to an education system where 20 year olds are still having to be taught writing skills?
The use of familiar, real-life materials helps students to feel more comfortable in class, and the structured teaching of literacy skills gradually improves their reading and writing skills.
Trying to convince my bosses to invest in new technologies and procedures along with making the case for the long-run return on investment required higher-level analytic and persuasive writing skills.
With each year, and even student grouping, we find ourselves selecting novels, short stories, poems or even reading and writing skills to meet the specific needs of our students.
The problem, she told me, is that many of the job applicants they receive are still missing basic reading and writing skills for the job (both in the US and in India).
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Teaching-learning materials are designed to help facilitators to develop the reading and writing skills of their learners through a highly instructive teaching-learning process as well as guided practice by the learners (see pictures below).
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The survey also found that older workers have superior writing skills, with only 9% of respondents saying that mature workers need to improve their prose, while 46% say Millennials need to become better writers.
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Writing skills, general management experience, technical and computer skills, people smarts, and international experience or language skills are examples of skills with what we call high option value -- that is, they are transferable to a wide range of possible options.
According to a controversial recent study, led by the sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa and summarized in their book "Academically Adrift, " nearly half of all undergraduates fail to demonstrate significant improvements in critical thinking or writing skills during their first two years in college.
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The assignment from the unidentified teacher was designed to flex students' "persuasive writing" skills.
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To deepen the skills of the work force Ms Williams believes that no one should leave school at 16 without basic numeracy, writing and reading skills.
The main result from this evaluation revealed that learners had successfully acquired basic reading, writing and numeracy skills as a result of their participation to the APLICA circles.
The creative writing course, with exams and coursework, promises to cultivate "strong writing and communication skills", valuable to employers as well as providing the tools for novels and screenplays.
Meghan: While studying journalism at the University of Washington, I quickly realized journalists of the future would need more than solid writing and reporting skills to make it in the news business.
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But, as was discovered in the last big shake-up of financial regulation in 1986, applying the rulebook may take different skills from writing it.
The National Adult Literacy course addresses a broad range of skills including reading and writing, basic numeracy, listening actively and responding appropriately, developing ICT skills and self-strategic learning, applying problem-solving techniques to real life situations, engaging in critical and consensual discussion, planning performance to attain goals and enhancing interpersonal skills to improve teamwork.
Today, apart from a few core skills like reading, writing, math, thinking, imagining and creating, we cannot know what knowledge or skills will be needed when young Freddie or tiny Janet grows up.
To the contrary, she describes two other sorts: pattern thinkers who excel at maths and music, and verbal specialists who are good at talking and writing, but lack visual skills.
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The ICT classes consist of activities which build on literacy skills such as writing e-mails, using a word processor, accessing internet search engines, writing a blog and creating a web page.
Most of the students in those systems don't acquire even the barest skills in reading and writing.
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