The Beginnings of writing

By Charles Temple

Subjects: process approach, discovery processes, English language, composition and exercises, children's writing development, teacher's role

Description: The Beginning of Writing, 2nd edition, promotes the process approach to teaching writing, the emergent reader's discovery processes in the tasks of learning to write and read, and a greater understanding of the constructive role teachers play in literacy development. It is a well illustrated source on young children's writing development from scribbles and invented spelling to conventional writing.