As a parent, the author stepped into his child's class on a Friday morning to a room buzzing with activity. Parents walked around the room, coffee and bagel in hand, reading stories that their child (and others) had drafted, revised, written, and illustrated. Students eagerly shared their stories and drawings, cherishing the comments and praise…

Describes the use of glyphs, simple pictures or graphs whose parts represent information about a given subject, in a second-grade classroom. Includes many examples. (MKR)