homeschool grammar - Independent Homeschool

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

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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

How to Help Your Child Think Up What to Write

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

You Can’t Test Creative Writing

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

How Do I Grade My Child’s Writing?

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

by Fred Ray

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

Myth: Grammar Study Makes Your Child a Better Writer

How to Help Your Child Think Up What to Write

You Can’t Test Creative Writing

How Do I Grade My Child’s Writing?