Contents:
Beginnings
1. A Child Composes, K. Matthews
2. Labeling to Beginning Narrative: Four Kindergarten Children Learn to Write, J. Hilliker
3. Oscar's Journal, S. Durst
4. Reading to Mr. Bear, E. Chiseri-Strater
5. The Rhythm of Writing Development, E. Karelitz
6. Beyond Storyland: Young Writers Can Tell It Other Ways, S. Bonin
7. Second-graders Can So Write, V. D'Ambrosio
8. Six Questions Teachers Ask about Invented Spelling, S. Sowers Collaborative Learning
9. The Writer's Chart to Discovery, J. Simmons
10. Letting Children Lead the Way, S. Cadieux
11. Squeezing from the Middle of the Tube, S. Bridge
12. Note Writing: A Neglected Genre, E. Karelitz
13. A Special Writer at Work, N. Atwell
14. Reflect, Expand, Select: Three Responses in the Writing Conference, S Sowers
15. Children Responding to Children: Writing Groups and Classroom Community, S. Brady and S. Jacobs Writing and Reading
16. Young Writers as Critical Readers, T. Newkirk
17. The Write Way to Read, P Flemming
18. A Writer Reads, A Reader Writes, M. Giacobbe
19. The Written Report: Old Wine in New Bottles, J. Wilde
20. The Fox in Possum's Clothing: The Teacher Disguised as Writer, in Hot Pursuit of Literacy, M. Fox Assessment
21. Reading and Talking: "Special" Readers Show They Know, S. Stires
22. Using Writing Folders to Document Student Progress, A Bingham
23. Send Your Writing Folders Home, J Rynkofs
24. Making the Grade: Evaluating Writing in Conference, N. Atwell
25. The Bundle, H. Halley Programs and Progress
26. Choosing a Language Arts Textbook, M. Giacobbe
27. How to Cover a Language Arts Text: Sit on It ,C. Brennan Reflections
28. Time and the Taking of It, D. Sumner
29. Split Images: Teacher and Learner, M. Bunce
30. Safety, E. Parillo Resources Selected Bibliography on Writing and Its Teaching, R. Hubbard