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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're referring to the Writing Workshop, that is generally considered good. Of course we all now know her reading curriculum was garbage and did considerable harm. [/quote]
Writer's Workshop is rubbish.  Absolutely terrible.  It follows the theory that every kid is intrinsically a writer and if you just give them a pencil, paper and time they'll teach themselves to write.  There are a few kids who can do this, but most can't and they don't write anything of substance and don't improve.  My older daughter was failed by this curriculum.  At back to school night this past fall, her middle school teacher even walked through the things she's remediating in middle school this year because of the failures of LC reader's and writer's workshops.

Our schools have now switched to a knowledge-based curriculum (CKLA) and it's so, so much better.  It teaches kids how to write by teaching them how to analyze, sort and organize information to make strong paragraphs.  It scaffolds writing skills and helps kids come up with strategies to structure their writing so it isn't only stream of consciousness nonsense. This year my 3rd grader has learned to write as well as her middle school sister does--the curriculum is just so much better.

If your school is still using anything by Lucy C, you should know that they aren't following evidence-based recommendations and aren't good educators.  Switch schools now.[/quote]

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