Art Inspired Writing
“But I can’t think of anything to write about,” my kids cry as an excuse for daydreaming out the window. Then in an attempt ...
Book Review: “Models for Teaching Writing-craft Target Skills” by Freeman and Koehler
No doubt about it, reading positively affects writing; however, educators often struggle with how to integrate the former into writing ...
Words of Wonder
It never fails. Whenever I visit my mother for a few days, I make my way to the basement bookcases ...
Teach Writing with Focused Reading
When I first started homeschooling, I spent days scouring the Internet for ideas on teaching writing, and whoa, was I ...
Talent Is Overrated: Teaching the Three Rs of Great Writers
When we think of writers who have left their names etched in history, such as Robert Frost or J.K. Rowling, ...
Rich or Poor?
Sammy Westfall set her story, “More or Less” (the featured story from our January/February 2014 issue) in the Philippines, where ...
