Growing Readers
by Kathy Collins



A Quick Guide to Teaching Second Grade Writers with Units of Study by Lucy Calkins
I personally have heard Lucy say that she feels the Units of Primary Study is not rigorous enough for second graders. This is the reason she published this text. The blurb on the Heinemann website says, "In A Quick Guide to Teaching Second Grade Writers with Units of Study, Lucy Calkins chronicles a curricular calendar that will help teachers increase the volume of student writing; encourage students to lift the level of their writing by reviewing, rethinking, and rewriting their work; and empower students to write with greater independence."

Writing: Teachers and Children
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We just got finished reading this book for grad class and it was so good! Highly recommended!
Here are some of the notes I took...
Donald Graves Notes