These risks are the ones that will help them grow as writer. Still, there is the question of the editing that needs to be done. Remember there is more than one coach, or guide, in the room at a time. We need to use all of our resources, both human and text. In the elementary level, get the volunteers and aids involved.
Parents are a great help, too.
Teaching students how to use their text resources and how to edit other student work makes them more independent and better writers. In order to promote advancement in writing we need to make sure we are guiding our students and not patrolling them. In these times of in-school violence, we need to be aware of what our students write, but it is also important to convince them that it is safe to write. We are here to guide, or coach, them through their development and we do not need use a red marking pen to do it. Conferencing gives students a voice that they may not yet be able to demonstrate in their writing.