Write from the Start: Tapping Your Child's Natural Writing Ability

by Virginia Stuart, Donald Graves, Virginia Stuart

This innovative program encourages kindergartners and grade-school children to begin writing--not according to strict grammatical rules, but simply to express themselves--even before they begin to read

Genres: Teaching

237 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1986

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[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Teaching writing considering the perspective of writers. Learning writing through the actual act of writing. Ideas on preserving author's dignity and guiding them through the writing process. We write (and write better) because we have something interesting to say, because it's fun, or because we are an expert in a particular subject, and for others or ourselves -- not so we can be judged on how much we know about someone else's area of expertise, or because we're told to, or because we're writing for the teacher.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read it because Graves is quoted so often by other writers I trust (Gallagher, Kittle, etc.) It was written for teaching children, but there are still good gems of concepts for older kids. Good for pulling quotes about authentic motivations/purposes for writing, etc.