It would appear that the central problem in writing motivation is not a deficit of competency but a deficit of meaningful, autonomy-supportive writing opportunities 👇
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The central problem in school writing motivation is not just a deficit of competence but also a deficit of meaningful, relational and autonomy-supportive writing opportunities. 👇
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The important thing about writing competence for me is that it’s motivationally ‘neutral’. It supports whichever direction motivation takes. So: It can fuel intrinsic motivation or else sits comfortably within extrinsic motives too 👇
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In the absence of authorial agency and meaningful purpose, competence appears motivationally inert. Pupils may feel capable as writers without ever experiencing writing as an enjoyable or self-endorsed pastime. 👇
It would appear that the central problem in writing motivation is not a deficit of competency but a deficit of meaningful, autonomy-supportive writing opportunities 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The important thing about writing competence for me is that it’s motivationally ‘neutral’. It supports whichever direction motivation takes. So: It can fuel intrinsic motivation or else sits comfortably within extrinsic motives too 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Teachers must experience the magic of writing if genuine enthusiasm for writing and being a writer is to be communicated to children.
Writing Off Children’s Potential: Why England’s Writing Early Learning Goal Must Be Reformed 👇
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The DfE’s Writing Framework offers a statement that deserves to be on every staffroom wall:
“Transcription is not writing.”
We Know Transcription Is Important But Have We Forgotten Why?
“The goal of this article is to reorientate our understanding of why transcription matters: shifting it away from compliance/correction, & towards a reader-centred, meaning-making approach”
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The DfE’s Writing Framework offers a statement that deserves to be on every staffroom wall:
“Transcription is not writing.”
We Know Transcription Is Important But Have We Forgotten Why?
“The goal of this article is to reorientate our understanding of why transcription matters: shifting it away from compliance/correction, & towards a reader-centred, meaning-making approach”
writing4pleasure.com/2026/03/27/w...
Writing Off Children’s Potential: Why England’s Writing Early Learning Goal Must Be Reformed 👇
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Writing Off Children’s Potential: Why England’s Writing Early Learning Goal Must Be Reformed
writing4pleasure.com/2026/03/24/w...
Writing Off Children’s Potential: Why England’s Writing Early Learning Goal Must Be Reformed
writing4pleasure.com/2026/03/24/w...
For too many children, their relationship with school writing is isolating, anxiety inducing, and meaningless.
However, it doesn’t have to be! Children themselves can feel the difference when it isn’t.
Find out more 👇
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Probably the best book I’ve read on early writing development:
The whole ‘writing readiness’ agenda is bogus. As these children show, they are already ready.
Debunking edu-myths: Oral composition should replace early writing
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