Literacy Specialist
Professor Lucy M Calkins
Robinson Professor in Children's Literature and Robinson Professor in Children's Literature, Director of the Literacy Specialist Program, and Founding Director of the Reading and Writing Project
Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum (Heinemann).
Phone: 212-678-3931
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Office Location: 8th Floor Thorndike Hall
Educational Background
B.A. in Liberal Arts, Williams College; M.A. and Certification in the Teaching of Reading, University of Hartford; Ph.D. in English Education, New York University.
Dissertation published as Lessons from a Child, 1983.
Scholarly Interests
Teaching of reading and writing. Staff development and school reform.
Selected Publications
Pathways to the Common Core (Heinemann)
Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5, with TCRWP colleagues (Heinemann)
A Quick Guide to Teaching Second-Grade Writers with Units of Study (Heinemann)
A Principal's Guide to Leadership in the Teaching of Writing, with Laurie Pessah (Heinemann)
Units of Study for Teaching Writing Grades 3-5 (Heinemann).
One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers (Heinemann).
Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5, with TCRWP colleagues (Heinemann)
A Quick Guide to Teaching Second-Grade Writers with Units of Study (Heinemann)
A Principal's Guide to Leadership in the Teaching of Writing, with Laurie Pessah (Heinemann)
Units of Study for Teaching Writing Grades 3-5 (Heinemann).
One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers (Heinemann).
Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum (Heinemann).
The Art of Teaching Reading (Allyn & Bacon).
The Art of Teaching Writing (Heinemann).
Lessons From a Child (Heinemann).
A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Reading Tests: Knowledge is Power (Heinemann).
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide (Perseus).
Living Between the Lines (Heinemann).