{"pk":1564,"title":"Wrap-around support via a directed self placement model:  A treatment for SLAC writing programs","subtitle":null,"abstract":"In this paper, two WPAs at small and highly selective liberal arts colleges (SLACs) discuss the process of developing and implementing a “wrap-around” directed self placement (DSP) model. Beginning with a braided narrative, the authors discuss the impetus for the DSP, its impact on course placement, as well as using DSP data to create robust support plans for individual students. Of course, given the elite nature of the authors’ institutions, we also discuss how to apply a DSP model in a competitive and highly selective context where there are few, if any, developmental courses. Here, we offer possibilities for DSPs at SLACs that include retention and persistence tracking, as well as tracing self-efficacy by disciplinary specialization (i.e., STEM). We end by sharing our instruments and guidance on how SLAC WPAs can use DSP in novel and more comprehensive ways.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs  4.0","short_name":"CC BY-NC-ND 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\r\n\r\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"liberal arts colleges"},{"word":"directed self placement"},{"word":"ecologies of writing"},{"word":"wrap-around support"}],"section":"Special Issue - Student Self Placement (SSP)","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/62k3q7kp","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Genie","middle_name":"","last_name":"Giaimo","name_suffix":"","institution":"Hofstra University","department":""},{"first_name":"Kristina","middle_name":"","last_name":"Reardon","name_suffix":"","institution":"Amherst College","department":"English"}],"date_submitted":"2023-07-28T21:47:04.860000Z","date_accepted":"2024-07-30T11:37:17.626000Z","date_published":"2025-04-09T18:21:57.624000Z","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/jwa/article/1564/galley/35620/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/jwa/article/1564/galley/35620/download/"}]}