- make sense of childrens writing and interpret how they represent sounds, ideas, and images
- see important developmental signs in writers that you can use to help them grow further
- recognize the thinking young children engage in and discover that its the same thinking more experienced writers use to craft purposeful, thoughtful pieces.
- texts and their characteristics
- the writing process
- what it means to be a writer.
- reading aloud
- working side by side with writers
- sharing childrens writing.