Teaching Writing is an ongoing process, which Time4Learning facilitates.

For more personalized help than Time4Learning can provide, try Time4Writing.com. Time4Writing is a series of 8 week online writing courses where students get individualized attention and feedback from teachers.

 Most people agree that writing skills are increasingly important and often not adequately taught.

When writing is taught in schools, writing instruction often takes a backseat to phonics, handwriting skills, and reading comprehension.

Many homeschool parents find that teaching writing may be more challenging than other subjects where there is an answer key. Children can challenge their parent's feedback.

Effective writing is a vital life-skill that is important in almost every subject in school as well in the work world.  Additionally, standardized tests increasingly contain a writing component - - in some cases this includes a requirement to write an essay on a timed test!

For many students, learning to write well is difficult. Time4Writing provides online 8 week writing courses that help students build writing skills. Students learn through one-on-one interaction with a certified teacher.

Schools rarely have the resources to provide the detailed, systematic feedback that students need to maximize their writing skills. Time4Writing helps students build writing skills for general communication, self-expression, and high stakes writing requirements such as SATs and college entrance exams.     Homeschool parents often find that teaching writing is difficult. They feel that the editorial process is subjective since, of course, there is no answer key. Writing courses provide the editorial feedback that helps students improve.

Lastly, two other great resources on teaching writing are:

http://www.ncte.org/store/books/123373.htm?source=gs  and

http://www.mla.org/