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Homeschool Writing and Then Some

Ever wish you had someone who could hold your hand through this homeschool journey and help you know what’s important and what might trip you up? That’s what this podcast aims to do, especially as it pertains to preparing middle/high school kids to be successful writers. Because teaching teens to write can be tricky. What exactly are you supposed to teach? And how are you supposed to teach it? What if your child hates to write? What if you hate to write!? These are some of the challenges we’ll explore each week. If you’re looking for guidance as well as a little bit of encouragement and a lot of inspiration, you’ve come to the right place.

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Ep #20 Getting Organized for the School Year

August 08, 2024 • Ruth Winn • Season 1 • Episode 20

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Do you have a plan for how your children will learn and practice writing this year or are you still figuring that out?😕

I want to try to help you with that today by talking about some of the ways that people sabotage themselves in their thoughts about writing, and also some specific, practical ways that you can incorporate writing into your schedule this year.

In this episode, I discuss

✅how to find the middle ground between overplanning and not enough planning
✅”I’ll focus on that next year” and 6 other thoughts that can sabotage your plans
✅why students should not be completely on independent study for writing
✅a simple plan for setting up your writing classroom
✅why I strongly recommend having students learn and practice the different modes of writing
✅an easy curriculum to use for writing this year

It takes a minute to construct a good plan, but it saves you so much time and headache in the long run. I know you are busy, but trust me, it will be worth it to come up with a good plan for your writing classroom.

To help you out with that, for the last time you can purchase my course Help Your Homeschooler Become a Confident Writer for the bargain price of $29.

Here is some of the value you’ll get in this course:

–Step-by-step guides for teaching a variety of essays
–Instructions for evaluating student assignments
–Focus skill lessons that address specific writing problems
–Complete workbooks for students and instructors
–A special bonus on journal writing

I created this course four years ago and even though it still has tremendous value, I’ve learned a lot since then through my own teaching experience as well as from feedback I’ve gotten about the course.

So that is why I am in the process of revising and updating it. But for a little while longer, you can get this original course at the bargain introductory price of under $30.

Once I revise it, and redesign it, the price will go up significantly; so if you are looking for a deal, this is the time to act. ⏱️

Link to online course: Help Your Homeschooler Become a Confident Writer