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How to Get Your Kids Writing? Make it Meaningful

Quick question, how many book reports have you written as an adult? Zero? Strange, because in fourth-grade, book reports seemed...

How to Help Your Struggling Learner to Get Grammar

There are many reasons your homeschooler may struggle with grammar and writing. Perhaps they have been diagnosed with dyslexia or dysgraphia. Others may have processing disorders or poor working memory....
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What to Look For in a Homeschool Grammar Program

In the world of language and writing, many terms get thrown around almost interchangeably. Homeschool moms search for everything from language arts, grammar, and writing curriculum, but sometimes don’t quite...
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3 Steps to Winning Writing and Finishing Strong

The world often thinks of homeschool parents as teachers, but a more likely analogy would be that of a coach....
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How to Make the Five-Paragraph Essay Simple for Your Homeschooler

Bring up the idea of a five-paragraph essay, and you’ll likely get moans and groans from parents and kids. It’s...
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How to Prepare for Reading and Writing on the SAT®

Homeschoolers are in a precarious position when it comes to standardized testing. We typically don’t find it to be an...
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How to Use Technology to Improve Your Homeschooler’s Writing

Whether you love it or hate it, technology is front and center in our modern lives. At times the intrusion...
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5 Easy Tips for Painless and Powerful Proofreading

From a rough draft to the final piece, the writing process can be long and difficult. You’ve taken all those...
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Why Grammar Still Matters

Poor grammar and writing are reaching an epidemic level. There are numerous reports showing how far behind American students are...