Taming the Cluttered Writing Monster
Tips for repairing cluttered writing, disorganized writing, and wordiness.
Posted 20 days ago
Lay or lie | Jane’s grammar nugget
You will impress your family and friends with your grammar skills if you can distinguish between lie and lay. Practice to build your confidence.
Posted March 13, 2017
Punctuating titles | Jane’s grammar nugget
Confused about punctuating titles? Find out when to use quotations, italics, or underlining.
Posted February 27, 2017
Why self-editing is hard for kids … and how to make it easier!
Kids hate editing! Here are 7 ways to make self-editing easier during homeschool writing lessons.
Posted August 22, 2016
How to love your kids’ writing
Great tips for how to love your kids’ writing, especially when you’d rather wad it into a ball and toss it across the room.
Posted February 9, 2015
How to edit and grade writing | Editing high school papers
Tips for homeschool parents who need help learning how to edit and grade high school writing
Posted June 16, 2014
Library writing activities with kids
By Daniella Dautrich DO you ever get to spend an afternoon at a favorite coffee house to read, work, or do some lesson planning? Then you know there’s nothing like a fresh...
Posted March 3, 2014
Time-saving editing tips for writing teachers
Whether you’re teaching a homeschool co-op or five high school English classes, editing and grading compositions and essays has the potential to suck the very life out of...
Posted February 18, 2014
Why do we need to revise writing? {Show, don’t tell!}
“Why do we need to revise?” Kids discover for themselves how much better writing sounds when they take time to improve it.
Posted October 28, 2013
A short {brief, concise} history of synonyms
If you’ve taught writing for awhile, this scene might sound familiar: Mom: Let’s replace some of those repeated words with interesting synonyms. Child (grumbling)...
Posted October 7, 2013
Kids need clear writing expectations
By Daniella Dautrich When you have kids, you step into the role of teacher every moment of every day. Your toddlers and teens alike look to you for guidance and approval...
Posted August 19, 2013
Self-editing: Identifying common spelling errors
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy. Writing can overwhelm the most rugged of students, which is why I often mention the importance of...
Posted January 14, 2013
Model writing through conversation
Model writing through conversation to help children grow in their effective use of language.
Posted September 12, 2012
The pain of grading writing | Tips for homeschool moms
IS THERE anything harder than getting a child to write? According to most parents, it’s trying to grade that writing! Your mind swirls as you worry, “How can I possibly...
Posted May 17, 2012
Taking the tears out of editing
It’s possible for self-editing to go from a hated chore to a task kids actually enjoy!
Posted March 12, 2012
Editing tools for young writers
Editing tools for young writers help children acquire important self-editing skills and grow to see editing as a natural part of the writing process.
Posted February 2, 2012