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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A big issue with LC's Writers Workshop is that most often the teachers are told they are NOT ALLOWED to correct students' spelling or grammar. LC said that correcting student's writing prevented the students (k-3rd graders, not HS students) from "thinking big thoughts."

Many schools switched to a different writing/spelling/grammar curriculum at 4th grade. Then grammar and spelling would start to be corrected by teachers. In the mean time, the incorrect spelling and incorrect grammar were ingrained 3-year old habits. Thus, it was harder for the student to unlearn incorrect and learn correct spelling and grammar - compared with correcting both grammar and spelling all along from K - 3rd grade.

Sigh. [/quote]

LMFAO

and also crying a bit on the inside

we saw this too - they would even sometimes correct some errors, but not all - [b]explain to me how that makes sense[/b][/quote]

The teacher was likely providing feedback for skills your child had already been taught, rather than correcting them on skills they hadn't been introduced to yet. This is a best practice. The issue with LC is that the writing units provide guidance for process writing pretty well, but don't include a well-developed sequence for grammar, spelling and vocabulary. So, if your school 'uses' the units as a framework for writing instruction, ask when and how grammar, spelling and vocabulary are being taught. If they [i]have[/i] worked out that piece, you should see appropriate feedback and growth in these skills. [/quote]

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