Writing Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Contemporary efforts to foster writing acquisition== {{See also|Literacy|Composition studies|Teaching writing in the United States}} [[File:Writing Center (14050616124).jpg|thumb|A writing center]] Multiple programs are in place to aid both children and adults in improving their [[literacy]] skills. For example, the emergence of the [[writing center]] and community-wide literacy councils aim to help students and community members sharpen their writing skills. These resources, and many more, span across different age groups in order to offer each individual a better understanding of their language and how to express themselves via writing in order to perhaps improve their [[socioeconomic status]]. As William J. Farrell puts it: "Did you ever notice that, when people become serious about communication, they want it in writing?"<ref name="Farrell1992">{{cite journal |last1=Farrell |first1=William J. |title=The Power of Writing |journal=The WAC Journal |date=1992 |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=1β3 |doi=10.37514/WAC-J.1992.3.2.02 }}</ref> Other parts of the world have seen an increase in writing abilities as a result of programs such as the [[World Literacy Foundation]] and [[International Literacy Foundation]], as well as a general push for increased global communication.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page