One To One

by Calkins, Lucy McCormick

• ISBN13: 9780325007885
• ISBN10: 0325007888
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-13
• Publisher: Heinemann Publishing

Summary

Lucy Calkins knows one of the most powerful ways to support good writers: clear, purposeful writing conferences.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Part One: Understanding Conferring	1	(138)
Chapter 1. The Essentials of Conferring with Young Writers	3	(14)
The Tone and Nature of a Writing Conference	6	(1)
Conference Architecture	7	(7)
Kinds of Conferences	14	(3)
Chapter 2. The Management That Makes Conferring Possible	17	(17)
Equip Students to Work with Independence	18	(8)
Address Predictable and Unpredictable Problems	26	(3)
Develop Management Systems That Support Conferring	29	(5)
Chapter 3. Efficient Record-Keeping Systems	34	(10)
Welcome Trouble	35	(1)
Expand the Trouble	36	(1)
Check for Cover-Ups	36	(1)
Build a Solution	37	(5)
Study Your Past Work with Colleagues	42	(2)
Chapter 4. The Research Phase	44	(18)
Component Activities	46	(8)
Predictable Problems That Emerge During Research	54	(8)
Chapter 5. The Decision Phase	62	(12)
Decide What the Child Has Done Well and Offer a Lasting Compliment	64	(7)
Decide What You Will Teach the Child	71	(2)
Decide How You Will Teach the Child	73	(1)
Chapter 6. The Teaching Point and the Link to Independent Work	74	(13)
Guided Practice	76	(3)
Demonstration	79	(3)
Explaining and Giving an Example	82	(2)
Tuck a Second (or Third) Teaching Point into a Conference	84	(1)
Linking the Conference to the Child's Ongoing Work	85	(2)
Chapter 7. Supporting Reading Development Through Conferring in Writing	87	(14)
Helping Group 1 (Level A/B) Readers During the Writing Workshop	91	(4)
Helping Group 4 (Level F/G ) Readers During the Writing Workshop	95	(4)
Helping All Readers During the Writing Workshop	99	(2)
Chapter 8. Writing Conferences in Early Kindergarten	101	(9)
Conferences That Teach Expectations for Writing Workshop	102	(4)
Conferences That Elicit Content for Writing	106	(1)
Focusing on Kindergartners' Drawings	107	(3)
Chapter 9. Conferring with Young Artists, Mathematicians, and Scientists	110	(12)
Transferring General Conferring Goals to Other Content Areas	111	(1)
Transferring Conference Structure to Other Content Areas	111	(7)
Putting It All Together: An Early Kindergarten Math Workshop	118	(4)
Chapter 10. Conferring with English Language Learners	122	(11)
Developing a Schoolwide, Consistent Approach to Supporting English Language Learners	123	(10)
Chapter 11. Strengthening Your Ability to Confer	133	(6)
Developing Skill at Knowing What to Teach	135	(1)
Developing Skill at Knowing How to Teach	136	(3)
Part Two: Conference Transcripts	139	(78)
A Letter from Lucy Calkins	143	(4)
Unit 1. Launching the Writing Workshop Conferences	147	(14)
"What's the Story in This Picture, Nicholas?"	148	(4)
"What's Happening in Your Piece?"	152	(6)
"Writers Share Community Supplies"	158	(3)
Unit 2. Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing Conferences	161	(7)
"Can I Show You How to Write What Happened First, then Next, Talia?"	162	(3)
"Can You Reenact That Part in a Way That Shows Me Exactly What Happened?"	165	(3)
Unit 3. Writing for Readers: Teaching Skills and Strategies Conferences	168	(11)
"Let Me Help You Put Some Words Down, Jalen"	169	(3)
"Reread as You Write, Noticing White Spaces and Spelling"	172	(3)
"What Is the Most Important Part of Your Story, Justin?"	175	(4)
Unit 4. The Craft of Revision Conferences	179	(14)
"Make Sure You Are Adding Those Words for a Reason!"	180	(4)
"Let's Look at Your Lead and Your Ending"	184	(4)
"Are You Doing Revision Work that Makes Important Changes?"	188	(3)
"Are All of Your Words Important to Your Story?"	191	(2)
Unit 5. Authors as Mentors Conferences	193	(11)
"What Is the Most Important Part of Your Story, Marley?"	194	(3)
"But How Did You Feel in Your Story?"	197	(3)
"Can We Study What This Author Did and Let Her Teach Us Some Lessons?"	200	(4)
Unit 6. Nonfiction Writing: Procedures and Reports Conferences	204	(7)
"What Are You Teaching Your Readers?"	205	(3)
"Which Part Goes Where?"	208	(3)
Unit 7. Poetry: Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages Conferences	211	(6)
"What Does the Rain Remind You Of?"	212	(2)
"What Is the Most Important Feeling in Your Poem, Klara?"	214	(3)
Index	217