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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a proposed program based-on thinking maps on developing writing skills for second year Faculty of Education students at Al Arish University. The participants of the study consisted of 40 students who were randomly selected from English department at Faculty of Education. The quasi- experimental one group pre posttest design was used. The instruments of the study included a checklist of writing skills, and a pre and post writing test. The writing test was administered to the group before and after the period of instruction. Results revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the study group on overall writing skill and each of its skills (content and overall organization) pre-posttest in favor of the post testing. It was concluded that the study provided evidence for the positive effect of using thinking maps on developing writing skills. (Published abstract)