It's very likely that most of your audience will have read Lucy Calkins (_The Art of Teaching Writing_. Heinemann is the publisher) and possible Nancie Atwell's _In The Middle_ (I forget who publishes it). There's precious little on grammar in either, but otherwise there's much good in both. Lucy Calkins admits that the grammar issue is unresolved in her mind, perhaps in part because she seems to accept the validity of the research but is challenged by the need to address errors in writing (see her chapter on editing). I heard her speak some years back, and I found her fascinating.
Paul D.
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Having agreed to do a workshop on integrating grammar instruction with writing instruction -- something I've done a lot of on the college level -- I've since learned that my audience will be made up mainly of elementary school teachers. I have a little time in which to educate myself a bit about writing instruction at that level. Can anyone suggest material I should study (other than K. Perera)? These teachers are part of an institute offered by the Puget Sound Writers Project and so are probably interested in approaches that nurture invention, imagination, and voice. Thanks.
Michael Kischner
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