(from http://www.teachthought.com/industry/12-data-points-detailing-the-crisis-of-poor-writing-in-america/)
1. Four out of five students are not proficient writers.
2. Even with spell check and a thesaurus on hand, just 27% of students are able to write well-developed essays with proper language use.
3. Even worse, 26.2% of college graduates produce writing that rates as deficient.
4. Fewer than 50% of college seniors feel their writing improved during college.
5. SAT writing scores are falling, too.
6. About 17% of college freshmen require remedial writing classes.
7. The average fourth grader spends fewer than 3 hours per week writing.
8. Students struggle with reading.
9. Poor writing cost employers $3.1 billion per year.
10. Many students prefer texting over composition.
11. Male students are struggling worse than female students.
12. Writing isn’t considered fun by today’s students.
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