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Publication Date: 2006-Apr
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"What Did I Change and Why Did I Do It?": Young Writers' Revision Practices
Dix, Stephanie
Literacy, v40 n1 p3-10 Apr 2006
The article presents findings from a research project that investigated young, fluent writers' revision practices. The project adopted a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews based on the students' written scripts. This article focuses on a small sample of children and profiles the extent of their ability to reflect on their written text and revise or mess with their work purposefully.
Descriptors: Revision (Written Composition), Interviews, Children, Writing Ability, Qualitative Research, Writing Research, Writing Processes
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Language: English
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