This curriculum advocates daily opportunities for students at all levels to explore writing and to create written text for various purposes. Even beginning writers are encouraged to compose stories, reports, messages and sentences before they can print every letter precisely, spell accurately all the words they want to write, or fluently read printed text. 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.