Frank, Jack, Leo and Ollie are just four of the boys involved in a six-month project designed to encourage them to write. From observations of them (see page 23), we can see that they are having fun, they are being playful and creative, they are all totally absorbed in their play, they are resourceful, and they are all drawing on their knowledge of the world and of stories that they have heard and love, to enhance their play. They all have the potential to be powerful learners - they are all powerful learners! But they aren't extraordinary children, except inasmuch as all children are extraordinary, and they all go to schools or pre-schools in areas identified as having 'disadvantaged' children.
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