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Title: Worthwhile Read
Review: The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy McCormick CalkinsI would reccomend this book to anyone who must assist a child in learning to write, escially teachers, but also parents who want to better assist thier children. Calkins keeps the focus in the "why" rather then simply the "how". She allows the reader to see the importance of each of the different strategies and methods and the skills that they produce. Throughout the book she inserts stories about students and even her own child to illustrate how the methods work and the benefits they can provide. Her inclusion of real-life occurances make the book very readable. While many books of this type end up with a text-book feel, simply relaying factual information, this book has a warmth to it which makes it feel more like a novel then a manuel for teaching writing. This book is worth buying, I know that I will turn to it in the future as both a teacher and a student reference
