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AUTHOR/EDUCATOR SAYS LITTLE BOOK WOULD SAVE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Dateline: July 8, 2005 ... New York, NY
Contact Name: Judi Kesselman-Turkel
Contact Phone: 800-260-1120
E-mail: jkt@cpacomputerreport.com
Web Address: http://www.booksthatteach.com
NEW YORK, NY - July 8, 2005 - A report from the National Commission on
Writing, released on July 5, 2005 (see sources at end of release),
estimates that 1 million a year of taxpayer money is spent teaching
state government employees remedial writing because its being taught
badly in the public schools. Educator/author Judi Kesselman-Turkel
points out that instead of sending workers to 0 per employee
remedial classes, they can quickly and easily learn to write well.
"Any good paper, like any good car or house, is made from a plan,"
says Kesselman-Turkel. "Long ago, the schools stopped teaching how to
plan before you write. The best professional writers know that
writing is 80% knowing what you want to say and organizing how to say
it precisely, concisely and in a sentence sequence that your reader
will be able to follow. If people are taught to plan before they
write, they'll write much faster and with clarity."
Kesselman-Turkel's .95 book, "Secrets to Writing Great Papers",
coauthored with Franklynn Peterson, has been showing students from
junior high through adult learners how to plan and write clear, well-
written reports since 1983. Recently republished in the University of
Wisconsin Press's "Study Smart" Series, in 78 pages, it teaches how to
state the case and organize words so that others will understand what
the writer is trying to say. While dealing mainly with report
writing, the book's skills also apply to email and letter writing.
Academic Advisor Shannon L. Young of Carnegie Mellon University's
College of Humanities and Social Sciences said in the Journal of the
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) that, "If students
follow this [the book's] process, they are guaranteed to produce
better quality papers. It will help readers develop their writing
skills to meet the demands of work."
Kesselman-Turkel will be happy to explain the secrets to writing great
papers for any audience. She has spoken on educational topics on
national television and radio. Other books in the "Study Smart"
Series are "Test-Taking Strategies", "Study Smarts", "Research
Shortcuts", "Grammar Crammer", "Spelling Simplified", "Note-Taking
Made Easy" and "Vocabulary Builder". A complete bio of the author can
be found at http://www.booksthatteach.com
Sources:
"State Report Puts High Premium on Writing Skills"
(http://www.writingcommission.org/pr/message-from-state.html)
"Writing Skills Necessary for Employment, Says Big Business"
(http://www.writingcommission.org/pr/writing_for_employ.html)
Book review by Shannon L. Young in NACADA Journal
(http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Journal/bkrev_653.htm)
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