Who are basic writers? / Andrea Lunsford and Patricia A. Sullivan -- Developmental psychology and basic writers / Donna Haisty Winchell -- Literacy theory and basic writing / Mariolina Salvatori and Glynda Hull -- Modern grammar and basic writers / Ronald F. Lunsford -- Dialects and basic writers / Michael Montgomery -- TESL research and basic writing / Sue Render -- Basic writing courses and programs / Michael D. Hood -- Computers and writing instruction / Stephen A. Bernhardt and Patricia G. Wojahn -- Writing laboratories and basic writing / Donna Beth Nelson -- Preparing teachers of basic writing / Richard A. Filloy -- Appendix : selective bibliography of basic writing textbooks / Mary Sue Ply