April 18, 20171Comments

Want to Harm Writing? Teach it the Traditional Way!

Frankly, we know, the more we teach kids to obsess on correctness in grammar and writing...the worse they write and the less motivated they are (oh no...did I end with

by Fred Ray Lybrand

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Homeschooling

February 7, 20171Comments

The Easy (Sure-Fire) Way to Become a Better Speller

September 5, 20160Comments

At Least Don’t Teach Grammar Before Age 11

As you may well know, I have been an almost-lone-voice in how rediculously useless teaching grammar (to grow writers) is as homeschoolers. Honestly, it's the same with mass education as

by Fred Ray Lybrand

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Homeschooling

July 25, 20160Comments

On Spelling & Grammar: The More You Know, the Worse You Do

The Following is an Excerpt from a Yahoo Group I belong to...and my thoughts on why grammar and spelling are not really good subjects to teach. Hi Gina (and all), I feel

by Fred Ray Lybrand

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Writing

July 22, 20160Comments

Myth: Grammar Study Makes Your Child a Better Writer

In a recent conversation about grammar and writing, I made the following point. Hope it is helpful.Often I hear it posed that ‘grammar study is useful’— and, the reason they

July 17, 20160Comments

SAT Grammar Secret

Here's a posted conversation that may help:Great question about the SAT.The SAT is timed, so no one is going to operate effectively by recalling and applying a matrix of rules.

July 9, 20160Comments

How to Teach Word Meanings

Here's a post I responded to about learning word meanings: Need a suggestion… my 9 yr old learns differently. I pulled her from PS after finding out that her work was

June 26, 20162Comments

Why Studying Grammar Hurts Writing (Video)

This is a post of an old rant of mind that I wanted to make sure was in my blog. Frankly, we know that the more one studies grammar, the

June 20, 20160Comments

Do You Know the Shortcut to Good Grammar?

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

June 17, 20160Comments

How Could Going to College Ruin Your Writing?

I have a terrible habit of not agreeing with folks very often. It isn't that I disagree, but it is that I don't agree completely. On the other hand, I

by Fred Ray Lybrand

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