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Cognitive Writing: Writing for the Mind (Education Edition)

What if the most powerful stories live in the space between the words?

This textbook documents Cognitive Writing™—a literary technique that embeds complexity within accessible language through strategic omission and archetypal scaffolding. By analyzing 25 prose pieces ranging from FK 0.0 to FK 7.9, learners discover how readers actively construct meaning, deepening comprehension across all reading contexts. ...

Keywords:: textbook, interdisciplinary studies, LAN005000 (LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing), PSY008000 (PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition), protagonist fluidity, meaning-making, DSB (Literary studies: general), creative writing, neural processing, thought voice, storytelling, EDU015000 (EDUCATION / Higher), literary analysis, YQE (Educational: English Literature), cognitive writing, open educational resources, FIC029000 (FICTION / Short Stories (single author)), H (Humanities), narrative theory, literary theory, reader co-creation, writing pedagogy, YAN030020 (YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Composition & Creative Writing), composition, strategic omission, EDU029050 (EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities), JNM (Higher and further education), accessible education

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Education / TeacherEd / Educational Psychology

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 15, 2025
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 16, 2026
Author:: Jeffrey A. Brown
Submitter:: Jeffrey A. Brown
Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: PDF

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Language:: English
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