Teachers are reminded that inaccuracies and imperfections are normal corollaries of growth and emerging skill development. Student writers need varied readers or audiences to provide feedback and encouragement. Suggestions and opinions shared through discussions and conferences with peers and teachers contribute greatly to the development of writing abilities. Writing is a complex process of composing meaning. It is a process that demands intellectual activity that is shaped and structured by language patterns, usage and conventions.
Writers then focus on content and typically generate and organize ideas.
They may rehearse their ideas, discuss them with others or research their topics. Drafting involves putting ideas and information into print form. Postwriting includes reading, proofreading, editing and revising drafts. Revisions should clarify content or meaning and make the writing more legible and more interesting. The responses and suggestions of readers may guide revision or redrafting.