Research in the Teaching of English Aug 2006

On Saying It Right (Write): "Fix-Its" in the Foundations of Learning to Write

Anne Haas Dyson Michigan State University

Abstract

The basics of child writing, as traditionally conceived, involve “neutral” conventions for organizing and encoding language. This “basic” notion of a solid foundation for child writing is itself situated in a fluid world of cultural and linguistic diversity and rapidly changing literacy practices.

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Research in the Teaching of English
Published
2006-08-01
DOI
10.58680/rte20065994
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translingualism literacy studies race and writing community literacy
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  1. Campbell et al. (2017)
    Plain-Style Preferences of US Professionals
    IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  2. Dyson (2008)
    Staying in the (Curricular) Lines: Practice Constraints and Possibilities in Ch…
    Written Communication

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