Donald H. Graves

Donald Hiller Graves (September 11, 1930 (Fall River, Massachusetts) - September 28, 2010 (Falmouth, Maine))[1] was an American author and educator.

Life

Donald H. Graves was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. His parents were a nurse and school principal. Graves served in the United States Coast Guard before becoming an elementary school teacher and school principal. He earned a Masters in Education from Bridgewater State University. In 1973, Graves completed a doctorate in education at University at Buffalo.[2] He is recognized as an expert in the field of writing education.[2] He pioneered new methods of teaching writing[3][4] and published 26 books in 25 years, primarily on the topics of teaching and writing.[5] He believed that all children can write,[6] and viewed writing as an important form of self-expression.[7] The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) named the Donald H. Graves writing award in his honor.[8] Graves died on September 28, 2010 in Falmouth, Maine.[2]

References
  1. "Donald Graves Obituary".
  2. "Remembering Donald H. Graves - National Writing Project". www.nwp.org. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  3. Salmans, Sandra (1988-11-06). "NEW DIRECTIONS; Go Away, Dick and Jane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. "He Changed How Children Are Taught to Write". UNH Today. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  5. Writer, Dennis HoeyStaff (2010-10-04). "Feature Obituary: Donald Graves, 80, teacher and author of 26 books". Press Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. www.readinghalloffame.org (PDF) https://www.readinghalloffame.org/sites/default/files/unh_magazine_-_the_write_way.pdf. Retrieved 2019-01-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. www.ncte.org (PDF) https://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/LA/0891-sep2011/LA0891Don.pdf. Retrieved 2019-01-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "NCTE Teaching Awards". PCTELA. Retrieved 2018-12-16.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.