This post will hopefully count as a Library Post for Monday as well, since I’ll be on the road and likely not able to swing it then. Who am I kidding — how would I even do that? It’s all old-fashioned blogging here, with me actually sitting down and writing a post on the day.… Read More »
A good sentence; or: What to do while you are not panicking about teaching your child to write.
Thanks for all your great comments, now and always. (By the way, I always have that nagging thought that I’ve missed answering a comment or question. Please know that it’s not for lack of trying. I’ve almost certainly responded to you — in my head, late at night…. If you want to remind me, feel… Read More »
Playing, writing.
Oh, and one more thing before we leave the topic of teaching young children (before high school) how to write. Let your children play. Especially encourage one particular kind of play, which is acting out what they read in books. Help them play Voyage of the Dawn Treader by making the bottom bunk into a ship.… Read More »
Writing without all the torture, every day, in school or out.
{Previous posts in this series: General education talk. First, indispensable, steps to teach a child to write. Mechanics of writing – be sure to read the helpful comments! Your own writing habits.} ________________________________________________________ Now that you are getting the idea that the ability to write is the fruit of a long acquaintance with good… Read More »
Teaching writing: No magic, just more work for you.
{Previous posts in this series: General education talk. First, indispensable, steps to teach a child to write. Mechanics of writing – be sure to read the helpful comments!} Here we all are, trying to get back to our daily routines. It’s actually sunny. Sun on snow makes me super ambitious. I will channel my ambition… Read More »