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Teaching Children to Write by Aiming for Fluency, Not Perfection

So how do we teach children to write without dominating their work? Learning how to homeschool well means tackling this prickly problem.

Teaching Children to Write by Teaching Self-Editing and Peer Editing Skills

Editing is best taught as an isolated skill and from the time children are old enough to rework a piece of writing, they are old enough to self-edit and peer edit.

Improve Spelling Skills

Here is a simple but effective strategy for improving your student’s spelling ability and spelling grade.

Questions about Literature, Reading and Vocabulary

What do “Spelling Power” and “Easy Grammar Plus” books consist of and do they work? What good literature, reading and vocabulary programs are out there that will help with comprehension?

Teaching Children to Write Without Taking Over

Teaching kids to write is one of the biggest challenges that a homeschooler faces. Just how do we get those little guys to wax eloquently on paper? Doesn’t it make your hair bristle when they groan, “Ah, Mom, I hate writing!”

Language Arts Graphic Organizers

Language Arts Graphic Organizers are tools which can help an author choose a subject and gather their details before the writing begins and also during the whole writing process.

Language Arts: Homeschooling and the Teaching of Language Arts

What are the critical issues that parents need to address when they establish their own programs to teach their young children to about speaking, reading, and writing their native language? Because they are so important to young students, experts advise parents to recognize that reading and writing are the basis for success in nearly every other academic subject. And the earlier parents guide their children in these vital skills, the better.

Teaching Children to Write by Story Retelling and Extension

Learning how to write a story takes time and is developed in stages. It involves much more than plot. Starting from scratch means creating a setting, characters and dialogue. That is a big task, but we can help.