I felt THE ART OF TEACHING WRITING was a jewel. I definitely plan to reread it with more focus after our time here is finished. Calkin did a great job of presenting ways to engage children in authentic writing experiences and helping students to see themselves as authors. The text provided much detailed information on how to enrich writing tasks for young children.
On the other hand, it is a lengthy text and our group felt we were rushing too much to try to get through it. It would have been more beneficial to spend more time on the beginning chapters of the book. Most teachers would see the value of the information and complete the later chapters on their own.
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