304 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Exploring the relationship between the writer and what he/she happens to be writing, this text by one of the foremost scholars in the field of literacy and cognition is a unique and original examination of writing--as a craft and as a cognitive activity. The book is concerned with the physical activity of writing, the way the nervous system recruits the muscles to move the pen or manipulate the... Read more
Contents: Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction. Why Write? Writing: Collaboration and Competition. The Thought Behind Language. Putting Meaning Into Words. Language: Spoken and Written. The Writer-Reader Contract. The Act of Writing. Starting and Stopping. The Tapestry of Transcription. The Tools of the Trade. Learning to Be a Writer. Learning the Technicalities. The Writing Teacher. Retrospect and Second Thoughts.
Biography
Frank Smith
"In this lucid, reflective, and wholly accessible book, Frank Smith has spread out the writing process, his own included, so that we may take stock of all that it involves....Best of all, he shows how teachers and children in collaboration can describe or rediscover the power of the writer as a producer of texts to be read -- until now the least emphasized aspect of universal literacy."
—Junior EducationPraise for the first edition:
"It is unusual for educators to reveal how they know. Frank Smith is rare, for he explores and exposes the very act of learning through writing."
—James S. Davis
NCTE Award Presenter
