Lessons from a Child: On the Teaching and Learning of WritingAuthor: Lucy McCormick Calkins
Format: Paperback
Published: Heinemann, 1983

A story of one child's growth in writing, Lessons from a Child explains how teachers can work with children, helping them to teach themselves and each other. Matters of classroom management, methods for helping children to use the peer conference, and ways mini-lessons can extend children's understanding of good writing are all covered here. Most important, the sequences of writing development and growth are thoroughly discussed.