The following was my response to an inquiry about a child who doesn't know what to write during the writing part of the homeschool day.
Even though we don't yet know
Re: My son rarely talks: how can he write?
Here's a note I got on this subject:
Dear Fred, My 10 Y.O. son is very quiet and has trouble saying or explaining
Hi All,You may not own our revolutionary course yet, but that's totally cool. I just want to share a few thoughts that might be helpful.I suppose in our hurried world
Now even the UK is up-in-arms about the inadequacy of using standardized tests to access writing skills. Here are a couple of quotes from an article:
Head teachers fear some pupils
Weekly I get a note or a question that sounds like one I received today, "Biggest challenge---being able to correct my student's writing myself. I know what sounds good, but I
I started out thinking I might want to explain why all the folks griping about grammar (and punctuation and spelling) on the internet need to relax. Look, I love grammar
I may be overstating my point, but I see people obsessing on Typos in their writing, reading, and editing...I mean, literally obsessing. Honestly, it isn't worth it and it really