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The world is on fire.

An inferno of evolution is sweeping the planet, pushing us faster and farther than ever before. Communication is now instant and it is those with the sharpest skills to clearly communicate who will be the ones to mine the most from the future’s rewards.

Skilled communication isn’t innate, it is taught. Too often in this right here and now however, it isn’t taught well enough. I look at the world around me and sigh; I cannot fail my children by preparing them for a world that is already sinking in the tar of extinction. I want my children to live a limitless life, and know it is verbal currency that will pay their way.

Many of today’s schools are not meeting the needs of our young writers. They need consistent modeling, time to write, a prompt or topic, and honest response and feedback. They also need exposure to a wide range of genres, text, prose and poetry.

Ask yourself the following questions. Do you know where your child is in the writing process? Where is your child developmentally?

• Are they an emergent writer, with a basic awareness of sights and sounds?
• Are they a developing writer, starting to insert stylized sentences into their writing while making connections to real world ideas and internal emotions?
• Are they an independent writer, who has already internalized the writing process and exhibits their fluency with rich vocabulary and a fundamental understanding of mechanics?

Knowing where your child is at this moment will help you determine where they need to go.

I have been teaching now for twenty years. My specialties are reading, writing, and early childhood development. Our Writing Roots Writer’s Workshop will not be fully ready until September, but we will be accepting a pilot group of young writers at the beginning of summer. Spots will be given on a first come first serve basis and space will be limited.

Please sign up below if you are interested. Whether you are in public school, private school, or home school – this is for you. The newsletter is free and will offer regular tips for teaching your children to be a better writer, along with information on our upcoming pilot program. Hope to see you there.