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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hochman method is better.[/quote]
+1 OP for more info, read The Writing Revolution by Hochman and Wexler, The Writing Rope by Joan Sedita, and anything from William van Cleave.  These authors take an explicit and systematic approach to writing.  Lucy's writer's workshop, like her reading program, is based on the adult writer's workshop model rather than on sound pedagogy from good evidence and research.  [/quote]

The methodology of the writing revolution really appealed to me, but for my son it didn’t seem to work that well when I did it in homeschool. My SIL who also homeschooled found a different curriculum much better (I forget the name of it).

It seems to me like with reading, there is a consensus among neuroscientists that there really is a best way to teach it: decoding with specific instruction and comprehension with scaffolded background knowledge. I am not sure learning writing composition is the same. It’s possible that different things will work for different students, and that different teachers will do a better job with different methods, which in turn will lead to better student outcomes. [/quote]

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