This volume collects the writings and videos (on the accompanying DVD) of the late educator and researcher Donald Graves on children's writing. The authors describe his work with children and present his essays on the importance of writing, patterns of child development in writing, writing workshops, learning from children, responding to writing, connecting skills, problems with standardized testing and how to deal with them, the role of sharing learning stories for teacher growth, writing research, and reflection, as well as videos of his work with children in a study at the Atkinson Academy. There is no index. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)