The ability to write is a valuable tool to help your children express their beliefs in any venue God calls them to. For young people preparing to be 21st century apologists, a strong education in composition is especially crucial.

In this informative webinar, Dr. James Stobaugh overviews appropriate writing goals and objectives from pre-K to college. Learn to balance teaching writing skills with nurturing the heart to develop a capable student, ready and able to articulate with eloquence.

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Homeschooling   Homeschooling: Preschool   Homeschooling: Elementary   Homeschooling: Middle School   Homeschooling: High School   Teaching   Teaching: Teaching Styles   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Speaker: Stobaugh, Jim  

Would you like to give your child a classical education in this modern world? Classical education expert and homeschooling mom Kathy Weitz introduces the writing methods of Charlotte Mason in this enlightening webinar.

A highly respected educator of the late 19th and early 20th century, Charlotte Mason encouraged short lessons, copywork, narration, nature study, and picture study in early childhood education. She also advocated reading aloud carefully chosen, well-written books, memorizing poetry, learning hymns and folksongs, and making sure there was ample time to play and dream each day. Her methods were similar to the ancient classical approach to preparing young children for their formal education.

Kathy will discuss the benefits of these methods and how they can be used to prepare today's young students for a more rigorous education in following years. Kathy is the author of the new Classical Writing Primer series of workbooks for early elementary students. These workbooks are designed to help home educators establish and maintain simple, consistent weekly language arts practice. Come prepared with specific questions for the Q&A time with Kathy which will follow this presentation.

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Teaching   Teaching: Teaching Styles   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Homeschooling   Homeschooling: Elementary   Speaker: Weitz, Kathy  

Teaching writing to middle and high school students can be an area of frustration for some home educators. Kathy Weitz will discuss the tried and true classical tradition of the Greek progymnasmata—a graduated series of exercises by which the students of antiquity were trained in the arts of writing and oratory. Throughout the past two thousand years, this method has produced many of the best thinkers, authors, and statesmen of the Western world.

Kathy is part of the Classical Writing team, a group of four homeschooling mothers who have integrated grammar, logic, and literature analysis with the progymnasmata in a unique homeschool curriculum. Students study these disciplines by analyzing and imitating history’s greatest writers. With outlines and step-by-step instructions for planning and editing compositions, teaching writing can be a manageable task—even for a homeschooling parent with limited writing expertise.

Tune in to this webinar for an overview of the entire Classical Writing curriculum, with a focus on writing instruction for middle and high school students. After her lecture, Kathy will take your specific questions for teaching classical writing in your homeschool.

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Teaching   Teaching: Teaching Styles   Teaching: Subjects   Teaching: Subjects : English   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Homeschooling   Homeschooling: Middle School   Homeschooling: High School   Homeschooling: Curriculum   Speaker: Weitz, Kathy  

Teaching writing is one of the most important, yet sometimes the most challenging, aspects of home education. In this informative webinar, author and teacher Kathy Weitz will discuss the tried and true classical tradition of progymnasmata—a graduated series of exercises by which Greek students were trained in the arts of writing and oratory. This method has produced many of the best thinkers, authors, and statesmen of the Western world and can cultivate holistic writing skills in your students, as well.

Kathy is part of the Classical Writing team, a group of four homeschooling mothers who have integrated grammar, logic, and literature analysis with the progymnasmata in a unique homeschool curriculum. Students study these disciplines by analyzing and imitating history’s greatest writers. With outlines and step-by-step instructions for planning and editing compositions, teaching writing can be a manageable task—even for a homeschooling parent with limited writing expertise.

Tune in to this webinar for an overview of the entire Classical Writing curriculum, with a focus on the beginning stages of writing instruction from 3rd to 7th grade.

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Teaching   Teaching: Teaching Styles   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Homeschooling   Homeschooling: Elementary   Homeschooling: Middle School   Homeschooling: Curriculum   Speaker: Weitz, Kathy  

Would you like to help your word-weary young students become compelling writers? Award-winning author Daniel Schwabauer shares how storytelling can give your children valuable writing skills and broaden their view of the world.

By asking “The Write Questions,” your students can identify the five basic elements of a great story. Along the way, Daniel will share what makes fiction such a powerful teaching tool, how to balance mechanics with imagination, and how to choose excellent reading material for your homeschool—as well as curriculum that will foster quality writing habits. Give your children the gift of effective articulation and a love of writing by introducing them to the world of storytelling.

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Teaching   Teaching: Teaching Styles   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Homeschooling   Homeschooling: Elementary   Homeschooling: Middle School   Homeschooling: High School   Speaker: Schwabauer, Daniel  

We've all suffered it at one time or another: frustration about writing assignments. Either on the receiving end, or perhaps now on the giving end, there can be a few distinctly discouraging aspects to teaching and being taught writing. The tough questions include: What to correct and how to give a grade? How much help is too much? Isn't the assignment clear enough? Why don't students find their own errors? Learn and avoid four teaching mistakes that contribute to this frustration: Overcorrecting, Holding Back Help, Unclear Assignments, & Over Expectation.

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Teaching: Teaching Styles   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Homeschooling: Elementary   Homeschooling: Middle School   Homeschooling: High School   Teaching   Homeschooling   Speaker: Pudewa, Andrew  

Many children (and some adults) have trouble learning to spell, but the difficulty may not be with the student so much as the method of presentation. How do you help your children embrace this vital skill instead of running away from it? In this @home e-vent, Andrew Pudewa will address the most efficient way to store spelling information in the brain, while sharing specific steps and tips to succeed in teaching spelling to your students. Leave this e-vent with a greater insight into the nature of spelling and neurological function and be well-equipped to meet the needs of all your children, not just the “naturally” good spellers.

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Teaching   Teaching: Subjects : Spelling   Teaching: Subjects : Writing   Homeschooling   Homeschooling: Elementary   Speaker: Pudewa, Andrew