Support writing : early literacy initiative practitioner briefs booklet 5 / edited by Shailaja Menon, Harshita V. Das, Akhila Pydah, Shuchi Sinha ; published by early literacy iInitiative Azim Premji School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad.

Published by Early Literacy Initiative Azim Premji School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. In association with Eklavya Foundation.

Includes bibliographical references.

In this booklet, the reader is introduced to ideas related to the supporting of children’s writing. The first brief provides insights and suggests ideas for practice that go beyond the conventional need to focus on the learning of aksharas and letters by rote. The brief highlights the interdependent roles of literature, talk and drawing in learning to write, and emphasises the need to incorporate these in practice as we support children with their writing. The second brief presents different approaches to supporting writing in the early years. It draws attention to the advantages of a writing programme that provides children with authentic and exciting means to write by creating their own books.