... resemble drawing rather writing. However, it does not take long before children start to organize this scribbling into the more recognizable pattern of lines flowing across the page. It is generally performed without any form of coercion and purely for the self entertainment of the child. However, as soon as children enter the educational arena, rules begin to be imposed upon their writing. Children have very little idea about writing; subsequently it is very much a teacher directed operation. The teacher shows the pupil letters or words and the child copies, and practices copying until they get it right. This "transcriptional" or "behaviorist" approach was the method employed by teachers up until around 30-40 years ago. A typical lesson would be; the teacher dictates or writes a passage of text on the board or gives a passage from the bible and then the class would carefully copy it in a ...

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