Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively

U.S. Department of Education 

John B. King, Jr.  

Secretary 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Ruth Neild 

Deputy Director for Policy and Research, Delegated Duties of the Director 

National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance 

Joy Lesnick 

Acting Commissioner 

November 2016

This report is in the public domain. Although permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, 

the citation should be as follows: 

Graham, S., Bruch, J., Fitzgerald, J., Friedrich, L., Furgeson, J., Greene, K., Kim, J., Lyskawa, J., 

Olson, C.B., & Smither Wulsin, C. (2016). Teaching secondary students to write effectively (NCEE 

2017-4002). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance 

(NCEE), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from the NCEE 

website: http://whatworks.ed.gov.

The citation for this What Works Clearinghouse practice guide begins with the panel chair, fol-

lowed by the names of the panelists and staff listed in alphabetical order.

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