Daybooks: Writers' notebooks reveal the processes, genre choices and reflections of fourth‐grade writers
Year: 2025
Type: article
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.
Source: Literacy
DOI: 10.1111/lit.12398
Author: Brian Kissel
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,470
OpenAlex ID: W4406272674