Responsibility for a child’s writing instruction is usually accompanied by an obligation to evaluate the child’s writing. Such evaluation can be a daunting task. The following suggestions will help you give your child’s writing the response it deserves and will also help you provide the feedback that will make your […]

Writing is a very complex process because your brain must tend to many different things at once: you must form your idea, put it into words, think about how to spell those words, consider what to capitalize and how to punctuate, and remember how to form letters (or find them […]

Parents want their children to be strong readers. They see reading ability as the ticket to a good college and a successful life. The first problem, however, may be getting children to read at all. The best way to encourage reading is to make it enjoyable. Like the rest of […]

Copywork . . . Some children cringe at the sound of that phrase. For them, copywork is about as exciting as washing the dishes. But as you know, like washing dishes, copywork has to be done. Hands can’t magically learn to write by themselves. Their owner has to apply himself […]