One To One

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

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

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