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I’m a second grade teacher who is trying to understand the way my students learn to write and learn from writing.  Why is writing important for students as learners, what benefits will the see from learning to write?  I don’t mean the physicl of writing, handwriting but the concept of writing.  What is the best way to teach writing?  There are so many styles and expectations, what is the BEST?  Why has writing become a lost art?  So many grade levels aren’t tested in writing…does that mean writing isn’t important anymore?  Writing gets pushed to the back burner.  What about content area writing?  Is it important?  Does it teach anything about writing?  Or does it show what students know?  What if students understand a concept but are unable to write about it?  Does this really show what a student knows or doesn’t know?  Second grade seems to be the forgotten grade.  In writing, we need to find our own materials, mini-lessons, ideas, etc.  No well written series dedicated to second grade students.