Teaching One-to-One: The Writing Conference
- writing center, Teaching strategies, Student Writing, collaboration, community
by Muriel Harris
Digitized by Colorado State University
This groundbreaking book offers advice for teachers new to conferencing, experienced teachers seeking to refine or expand their approaches to conferencing, and tutors working in writing centers. Since it was published in 1986, it has become one of the most widely cited books on conferencing. Harris offers a theoretical framework for conference teaching, descriptions of activities typical of and central to writing conferences, advice on diagnostic strategies for individualized instruction, and instructional strategies. Discussions in the book borrow from a wide range of fields, including counseling and therapy, cognitive science, anthropology, and education. In appendices, she includes a set of teaching materials that can be useful in tutor and teacher training.
Table of Contents
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Front Matter and Table of Contents
Chapter 1. A Rationale for One-to-One Teaching
Chapter 2. Shapes and Purposes of the Conference
Chapter 3. Conference Activities
Chapter 4. Diagnosis for Teaching One-to-One
Chapter 5. Strategies for Teaching One-to-One
Appendix A: Conference Excerpts
Publication Information: Harris, Muriel. (2015). Teaching One-to-One: The Writing Conference. The WAC Clearinghouse. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/landmarks/harris/ (Originally published in 1986 by National Council of Teachers of English)
Publication Date: July 31, 2015
Contact Information:
Email: harrism@purdue.edu
Landmark Publications in Writing Studies
Series Editor: Mike Palmquist, Colorado State University
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