{"title":"Daybooks: Writers' notebooks reveal the processes, genre choices and reflections of fourth-grade writers","authors":"Brian Kissel","doi":"10.1111/lit.12398","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of the following case study was to examine the daybooks of 3 fourth-grade writers who autonomously determined the content they included across the pages of their composition books. Three themes emerged from an analysis of their daybooks: (1) Students used their daybooks to engage their <i>writing process</i>; (2) students used their daybooks to draft in a variety of <i>genres</i> and (3) students used their daybooks as a space for <i>reflection</i>. This study suggests that, when provided with the proper conditions for writing, students use their daybooks in multiple ways to support them as writers.</p>","PeriodicalId":46082,"journal":{"name":"Literacy","volume":"59 1","pages":"83-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lit.12398","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Literacy","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lit.12398","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The purpose of the following case study was to examine the daybooks of 3 fourth-grade writers who autonomously determined the content they included across the pages of their composition books. Three themes emerged from an analysis of their daybooks: (1) Students used their daybooks to engage their writing process; (2) students used their daybooks to draft in a variety of genres and (3) students used their daybooks as a space for reflection. This study suggests that, when provided with the proper conditions for writing, students use their daybooks in multiple ways to support them as writers.
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Literacy is the official journal of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (formerly the United Kingdom Reading Association), the professional association for teachers of literacy. Literacy is a refereed journal for those interested in the study and development of literacy. Its readership comprises practitioners, teacher educators, researchers and both undergraduate and graduate students. Literacy offers educators a forum for debate through scrutinising research evidence, reflecting on analysed accounts of innovative practice and examining recent policy developments.