On Their Way: Celebrating Second Graders as They Read and Write

Author: Jane Fraser and Donna Skolnick
Format: Paperback
Published: Heinemann, 1994

On Their Way explores a second grade where teachers are trying to replace basal readers with meaningful, authentic, and developmentally appropriate tasks. The authors view second grade as a dynamic year full of change. This book brings the reader into this world by providing specific details of activities, projects, and materials that attract and engage the second grader and transform the classroom into a more meaningful place for the learner. On Their Way includes discussions on reading and writing from the developmental point of view, organizing and setting up the classroom, the importance of talking and listening to the thinking and learning of young children, ways to involve students in their evaluation through reference charts and portfolios, developmental characteristics of seven- and eight-year olds, samples of classroom charts, and student writing samples.