The Least You Should Know About English

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The Least You Should Know about English ( ISBN   978-1285443539) is a series of non-fiction textbooks [1] by Paige Wilson and Teresa Ferster Glazier that focuses on students improving their basic spelling, grammar, and writing. [2] [3]

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It has been used in classrooms for over 35 years and, as of 2019, is in its twelfth edition.

It is used by the Institute of Education Sciences [4]

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References

  1. Small, Deborah (1985). "Lima Beans". Chicago Review. 34 (4): 56–62. doi:10.2307/25305290. ISSN   0009-3696.
  2. "The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills, Form 8, 9th ed.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)". Reference and Research Book News. 2006-08-01. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. Guinn, Dorothy Margaret (February 1978). "Review". College Composition and Communication . 29 (1): 70–74. JSTOR   356264.
  4. McLemore, Laura (1988). Developmental Writing Module. Adult Literacy Project.