The National Commission on Writing conducted five hearings in 2004 that invited experts and practitioners to participate in forums across the country to consider effective practices in writing instruction and to extend learning possibilities through technology.

The Bread Loaf School of English (www.middlebury.edu/academics/blse) was listed in the Commission's 2006 report as one of the most prominent national resources for best practices in the teaching of writing.

Bread Loaf staff and members of BLTN attended forums at various sites:

Evelyn Begody Dixie Goswami Jim Maddox Ann Lew Ceci Lewis

Andrea Lunsford Jim Maddox Tom McKenna Renee Moore

Patricia Parrish Jacqueline Jones Royster Marty Rutherford Phil Sittnick

To download (as a pdf file) and print a copy of this report that identifies Bread Loaf as an important national resource for teachers of English and lists recommendations for writing and school reform, visit The National Commission on Writing on the Web at www.writingcommission.org.