"Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson's book is full of the insight, scholarship and practical advice they have gleaned in their many years in the field, teaching writing and teaching the teaching of writing, delivered with warmth and humor and understanding."

"This gem of a book not only identifies qualities of good writing, it also shows writers how to produce quality. Carroll and Wilson 'get it.' To write well is difficult. Yet hard work can yield joyful results."

"Acts of Teaching offers teachers of writing and those who support them a comprehensive resource that includes expansive research and solid pedagogy. In its first edition, it served as an indispensable guide to educators. In its second edition, it becomes an essential text. Teachers and supervisors will make it a constant companion in their work. It is the right book at the right time—a time when educators recognize quality writing instruction as a key to not only improved student performance but also enlightened thinking."

"The 2002 'No Child Left Behind' Act has forced educators to reflect on what is working in classrooms around the nation, and what will best help students to face the challenges of the twenty-first century. Joyce Carroll, Ed.D,, H.L.D. and Edward Wilson in their book, Acts of Teaching, Second Edition, provide invaluable insight into what classrooms in the 21st century should look like in terms of writing and reading. Acts of Teaching II equips teachers to teach writing in a way that students get excited about writing, and for visionary teachers and administrators, that is truly leaving no child behind."

"When it comes to teaching writing, Carroll and Wilson have written the 'go-to' book. The new and updated Acts of Teaching is a cause for celebration. Keep it handy—you'll find it inexhaustibly practical and effective. And no wonder: this book is the creation of two great theorists whose lifework has been shoulder-to-shoulder with classroom teachers."