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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard that while her reading theories are wrong, the writing curriculum has been found to be helpful.

I wonder if unlike reading, different students do better with different writing curricula. It seems like there are a lot of different writing curricula that would work well.

But the main problem with writing instruction IMO is that students don’t get enough practice and feedback. I became a good writer because I had a great high school teacher who assigned some sort of writing assignment each week and ripped each assignment to shreds. I think that steady writing with in-depth feedback is more important than anything else. [/quote]

If teachers aren’t allowed to correct spelling or grammar, there’s not enough feedback being given to improve their skills. [/quote]

Does Lucy Calkins not allow for correcting spelling or grammar? I’m sorry I guess I missed that. The teacher I’m talking about did correct spelling and grammar. [/quote]

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