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Children Want to Write is a collection of Donald Graves' most significant writings paired with audio that illuminates his research and his inspiring work with teachers. See the earliest documented use of invented spelling, the earliest attempts to guide young children through a writing process, the earliest conferences. This collection allows you to see this revolutionary shift in writing instruction—with its emphasis on observation, reflection, and approaching children as writers.

In Writing Unbound, Tom Newkirk argues that as a teaching profession, we shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to writing. We fail to take advantage of a huge opportunity that is before us. That opportunity is fiction writing.

Children Want to Write is a collection of Donald Graves' most significant writings paired with recovered tapes that illuminate his research and his inspiring work with teachers. Hear the earliest documented use of invented spelling, the earliest attempts to guide young children through a writing process, and the earliest conferences.

Take a tour with author Tom Newkirk through eight big ideas in literacy instruction and their embodiment of democratic values. He explores ideas from the founders of the “writing renaissance,” 1975-1987, and the impact those ideas have had on teaching and learning.