1. Introduction
2. How Writing Develops
3. Teaching Handwriting
4. Teaching Spelling
5. Teaching Sentence Construction
6. Genre-Specific Writing Instruction
7. Teaching Students to Write Book Reviews
8. Teaching Students to Write Narratives
9. Teaching Students to Write Descriptions
10. Supporting Students with Writing Needs
11. Conclusion: Meeting the Challenges of Early Writing Instruction
Appendix A. Letter-Writing Assessment
Appendix B. Sound-Spelling Assessment
Appendix C. Rubrics for Opinion Texts
Appendix D. Rubrics for Narrative Texts
Appendix E. Rubrics for Informative/Explanatory Texts.