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Evidence of Agency Among Student Writers

27 Jul, 2026 | Writing

Alan J Wright In this short piece for his blog Living Life Twice, Alan J Wright; teacher, consultant and writer, writes about classroom environments where students love to write. He describes classrooms where a genuine sense of the writer's agency is apparent...

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