This influential 1989 book may be slightly dated, but ESL writing instructors will still find the examples and suggestions valuable. Writing is a cultural and social activity, as well as a cognitive and linguistic process. The editors of this innovative text recognize the vital importance of writing for ESL, bilingual, and multilingual students and offer wide-range resources for practitioners, researchers, and theoreticians in these fields. Each chapter, contributed by experts in composition as well as ESL and bilingual education, combines scholarly research with specific instructional suggestions directly applicable to the classroom. Designed to meet the needs of a wide audience, Richness in Writing emphasizes three instructional goals: writing development, second language development, and the empowerment of language-minority students through non-deficit models of schooling.