Article Usage: A or An?
So many students don't seem to have a concrete plan for when to use the article a and when to use the article an. They are NOT interchangeable and learning…
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Article Usage: A or An?
Teaching Online: What I’ve Learned from a Decade of Experience
Ten years ago, I began an online writing school when a homeschool parent asked if I would consider teaching online and make my face-to-face workshop a virtual experience. Teaching Online…
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Teaching Online: What I’ve Learned from a Decade of Experience
Grammar Testing: The New Application Process?
It is universally understood that mathematics skills are necessary in life regardless of the career path a student chooses. After all, taxes and tips need to be figured. Budgets need…
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Grammar Testing: The New Application Process?
Textbooks or Digital?
The use of textbooks in classrooms is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Instead, in many classrooms, each child has their own laptop computer with digital textbooks downloaded. Pros…
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Textbooks or Digital?
Wordsmith
I am a self-proclaimed wordsmith. I love words. I do. I'm a word-a-holic. I love the way a good word feels when it slips off my tongue. I love getting…
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Wordsmith
Writing Mumbo Jumbo
Before I began teaching writing, I was a writer. I was immersed daily in the lives of my characters and the world of shopping my manuscript. I was an active…
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Writing Mumbo Jumbo
My Reading Dilemma
Here's my reading dilemma: Once I begin a book, I cannot stop - even if it is REALLY, REALLY bad!Does anyone else have this problem?Last night I got all the…
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My Reading Dilemma
Proofreading: Whose Job Is It?
It’s an age old problem. It’s something that teachers and parents talk about until they are blue in the face. It’s the one thing that can make the difference between…
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Proofreading: Whose Job Is It?
Critical Thinking Skills and Your Teen
With college essays and SAT’s on the horizon, how can you help your teen prepare for writing timed persuasive essays using critical thinking skills?A big part of timed essays relies…
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Critical Thinking Skills and Your Teen
Colons: My Favorite Mark of Punctuation
Yes, I know it is probably a bit odd to have a favorite punctuation mark. It's probably even stranger not to choose an illustrious piece of end punctuation. Nope. My…
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Colons: My Favorite Mark of Punctuation