Where has the joy of writing gone and how do we get it back for our children?

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    This online piece in The Conversation explores the need for children to write for pleasure and creatively as a way of enhancing their literacy skills. It challenges narrow or limited views of writing practice in classrooms, and the pedagogy and the policy frameworks behind such narrowness.

    Period21 Nov 2018

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    • TitleWhere has the joy of writing gone and how do we get it back for our children?
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletThe Conversation
      Media typeWeb
      Duration/Length/Size800
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date21/11/18
      DescriptionThis online piece in The Conversation explores the need for children to write for pleasure and creatively as a way of enhancing their literacy skills. It challenges narrow or limited views of writing practice in classrooms, and the pedagogy and the policy frameworks behind such narrowness.
      Producer/AuthorEdwin Creely, Fleur Diamond
      URLtheconversation.com/where-has-the-joy-of-writing-gone-and-how-do-we-get-it-back-for-our-children-101900
      PersonsEd Creely, Fleur Diamond
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    Keywords

    • literacy, writing, creativity