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American author and educator For persons of a similar name, see Donald Graves (disambiguation).

Donald H. Graves
Born	Donald Hiller Graves September 11, 1930 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	September 28, 2010 (aged 80) Falmouth, Maine, U.S.

Academic background
Education	Bridgewater State University (MEd) University at Buffalo (EdD)
Academic work
Discipline	Education
Sub-discipline	Writing education


Military career
Service / branch	United States Coast Guard

Donald Hiller Graves (September 11, 1930 – September 28, 2010) was an American author and educator who specialized in the field of writing education.

Early life and education

Graves was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. His parents were a nurse 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.

Career

Graves served in the United States Coast Guard before becoming an elementary school teacher and school principal. He is recognized as an expert in the field of writing education. He pioneered new methods of teaching writing and published 26 books in 25 years, primarily on the topics of teaching and writing. He believed that all children can write, and viewed writing as an important form of self-expression. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) named the Donald H. Graves writing award in his honor. Graves died on September 28, 2010, in Falmouth, Maine.

References

"Donald Graves Obituary". Legacy.com.
^ "Remembering Donald H. Graves - National Writing Project". www.nwp.org. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
Salmans, Sandra (1988-11-06). "NEW DIRECTIONS; Go Away, Dick and Jane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
"He Changed How Children Are Taught to Write". UNH Today. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
Writer, Dennis HoeyStaff (2010-10-04). "Feature Obituary: Donald Graves, 80, teacher and author of 26 books". Press Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
"The Write Way" (PDF). UNH Journal.
"NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English". library.ncte.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
"NCTE Teaching Awards". PCTELA. Retrieved 2018-12-16.

External links

Donald H. Graves at Find a Grave

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