Helping kids write about a favorite memory is a perfect way to teach them about the writing process.
Reluctant or Struggling Writers
How to help your 5th-8th grader with homeschool writing
Ways homeschool parents can help 5th-8th graders develop and practice writing skills during middle school.
9 tips to help reluctant homeschool writers conquer the blank page
The blank page can intimidate reluctant writers. These tips can help them overcoming their fear.
Why self-editing is hard for kids … and how to make it easier!
Self-editing is hard, but here are 7 ways to make the process easier during homeschool writing lessons.
Helping young writers capture and organize their thoughts on paper
Help young writers learn to capture and organize their thoughts with these simple activities.
Should my tween’s writing assignments be handwritten or typed?
Is my twelve-year-old supposed to write each of the assignments by hand, or can he type them?
Taking the tears out of copywork
Tips for children who can’t finish copywork because they daydream or keep losing their place.
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.
Helping your child write thank you notes
Teach your child to write meaningful thank-you notes with these simple steps and ideas.
Hope for your struggling homeschool writer
Will your reluctant, struggling student ever be able to write an articulate, coherent thought?
Cool writing tools: Inspire writing with old-fashioned joy
New school supplies and cool writing tools are perfect back-to-school incentives or holiday gifts!
Reluctant writer excuses: Why kids won’t write
Reluctant writer excuses may vary, but their inability to transfer ideas to paper almost always results in frustration and apathy.
How is a writer like a spelunker?
Just like a cave explorer, writers need specific tools to help them feel confident and successful.
A recipe for writing fun
A Quick Word about Copywork I'd like to suggest a new way to incorporate copywork into your schooling. In a future blog article, I'll take time to extol the virtues of copywork, which I think is valuable for pre-writers to 14-year-olds (or thereabouts). But in a...
Writing tip: Process vs. product
How many times should a student rewrite a composition? Depends on who you ask. If you ask the student, she'll emphatically reply, "Once!" Not only that, she wants you to love that paper, slap a gold star on it, and pronounce it stellar. Should you suggest a...
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