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Principles for Consultants
 

triangle  Our aim is to improve individual writers, not individual pieces of writing.  Nearly all suggestions and strategies should be useful for future writing situations. 
triangle  We see writing as a series of choices  and encourage writers to take responsibility for those choices.  Therefore, we do not write on or otherwise correct a visitor’s paper. 
triangle  We view writing problems as solvable.  We offer encouragement and information, such as handbooks and dictionaries, to help writers solve their own problems and become more skilled in the process. 
triangle  We teach by identifying patterns of error and manageable points of revision.  We set priorities for each consultation based largely on the writer’s needs and concerns.
triangle  We help writers analyze assignments and recognize disciplinary writing conventions in order that they become more flexible writers within academia and beyond.
triangle  We assist writers by being readers and listeners.  In doing so, we offer feedback on how an audience makes sense of the choices a writer has made.
triangle  We encourage visitors to write and talk during a consultation.  In this way, visitors can practice a writing task with a consultant's support.
triangle  We do not speculate about the grade a writer may earn, nor do we discuss previously earned grades.  Our position further prohibits negative comments about instructors, methods, assignments, personalities, or grading policies.
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We strive to offer models of good prose in our own written and oral communication.

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