Download or read book If You're Trying to Teach Kids how to Write, You've Gotta Have this Book! written by Marjorie Frank and published by . This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Back Cover: A book for any teacher who has ever said (or thought): "My kids groan when it's time to write!"--"Teaching writing is such hard work!" -- "I don't have time-there are too many other things to teach" -- "Lots of my kids are too shy or fearful to express themselves" -- "I always run out of ideas by October!" -- "How can I start writing with my very young students?" -- "I have this kid who just WON'T!" -- "All those stories take forever to read and grade-I'm up all night!" -- "What do I do when a kid says, 'I can't think of anything!'?" -- "Should grammar and spelling count?" -- "I don't seem to be able to get the kids to write on their own." "So what do I do with their writing when it's finished?"