Guides all students to success using incremental steps. In the grammar chapters, students first create simple sentences using color-coded parts of speech. Then, with each successive chapter, students use these patterns to construct longer and more complicated sentences.
Supports students visually as well as textually. Because basic writers are easily overwhelmed, Stepping Stones supplements its written instruction with color coding to identify main ideas, support, details, organizing techniques, outlines, and other key writing concepts. Color photographs and illustrations also help engage students and clarify important concepts.
Engages students with creative activities. Stepping Stones offers more help with generating and organizing solid ideas for paragraph writing than any other text of its kind. By connecting writing concepts from chapter to chapter—and appealing to students’ curiosity about how writing works—the book helps turn discouraged learners into empowered writers.
Makes the connection between grammar skills and writing skills. By addressing common grammar problems such as fragments, run-ons, comma splices, and verb usage in the context of sentence patterns—not as isolated errors—this book helps students to move from mastering the building blocks of language to writing effectively at the college level.