David Allen's article

I have just finished reading the articles and had a discussion with Koshy on the student articles posted on his blog. I wanted to comment on one aspect of Allen's article- 'Teaching Writing in the Open Field'especially suzie's story. While analysing student writing and guiding them to write more effectively, I have often found that specific written feedback on their writing, rather than general comments works wonders. Telling them in writing exactly what they need to do at a given point, rather than orally or doing the editing for them ; encouraging them to keep these drafts as evidence of improvement has proven to be effective. I have "learnt to watch for and to respect .....(the) child's growth in writing".

Thanks Koshy for the suggestion. (i will certainly put up the sample on the blog)