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Various Types Of Writing For Young Writers

So often we or our students think of writing as composing poetry and  fiction stories.  Usually we don’t consider non-fiction pieces,  interviews, reports, essays, letters, and other similar forms.  When  youngsters say, “I can’t think of a story,” suggest other types of  writing which might dispel their “writer’s block.” Journal Writing Many teachers use journals [...]

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Creating a Productive Writing Environment

Two children poke one another. Five or six others wander aimlessly around the room. I lean down to help a child with her writing and she doesn’t even know this is writing time. I hear a sudden noise at my back, and someone yells, “Ouch!” WHY WRITING IS HARD — AND WHY CLASSROOM SET-UP CAN [...]

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