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This Handbook Critically Examines Research And Theoretical Issues That Impact On Writing Development From The Early Years Through To Adulthood. 1: The History Of Writing -- Section I. 2: Modelling The Development Of Written Composition -- 3: Writing About What We Know: Generating Ideas In Writing -- 4: From Idea To Text -- 5: Revision Processes -- 6: A Sociocultural Framework: Writing As Social Practice – 7: Developing Discourse Roles And Positionings - An Ecological Theory Of Writing Development – 8: Writing: A Critical Literacy Perspective – 9: Multiple Literacies And Multi-literacies – 10: Writing As Linguistic Mastery: The Development Of Genre-based Literacy Pedagogy -- 11: Writing In A Multimodal World Of Representation -- 12: Grammar And Writing - The International Debate – 13: How Linguistics Can Inform The Teaching Of Writing. Section Ii. 14: Early Written Communication -- 15: Writing In Childhood Worlds -- 16: Agency And Platform: The Relationships Between Talk And Writing -- 17: Learning To Use Alphabetic Writing -- 18: Developing An Understanding Of Punctuation -- 19: The Critical Role Handwriting Plays In The Ability To Produce High-quality Written Text -- 20: Engaging And Motivating Children To Write -- 21: Writing And Popular Culture. Section Iii. 22: Morphemes And Children's Spelling -- 23: Measuring Maturity -- 24: The Architecture Of Textuality: A Semiotic View Of Composing In And Out Of School -- 25: The Content Of Students' Writing -- 26: Creativity And Constraint: Developing As A Writer Of Poetry -- 27: Becoming A Designer: Trajectories Of Linguistic Development -- 28: Writing Through College: Self-efficacy And Instruction -- 29: Toward A New Understanding For Classroom Writing Assessment -- 30: The Role Of Readers In Writing Development: Writing Students Bringing Their Texts To The Test. Section Iv. 31: The Expansion Of Second Language Writing -- 32: Meeting The Needs Of Advanced Multilingual Writers -- 33: Causes Of Delays And Difficulties In T