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Jen McVeity - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
A National Literacy Champion, Jen McVeity is the author of over 20 books for children. She's a Churchill Fellow, the ex-chair of the largest writing organisation in the world and in her spare time she flies on a circus trapeze! Her unique 'Seven Steps to Writing Success program' has proved to rapidly improve national test scores – and more importantly, it increases student's enjoyment of writing. Over 6000 teachers have been trained in the ... [More]
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- Homework, Children and Parents - Strategies to Help, Not Hassle
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Are there homework hassles at your house? A top author, parent and teacher shares practical strategies for you to use. With links to free Parent Newsletters and free writing resources: printable story starters worksheet and ideas Chatterbox.
- Strategies for Starting School - Preparation, First Day of School and What to Expect
[Reference-and-Education] Here are useful strategies to ease the transition to primary school, from a top author, parent and teacher. Learn how to prepare, what to expect on the first day and following weeks and how you can help. With links to a free Parent Newsletter and Story Starters Chatterbox.
- Strategies for Starting School - Is My Child Ready for School or Not?
[Reference-and-Education] Is your child ready for school? A top author, parent and teacher discusses age, intellectual, physical, emotional and social aspects of this decision. With links to a free Parent Newsletter and Story Starters Chatterbox.
- Will These Story Starters Tips Help To Improve Your Home School Student's Or Gifted Child's Writing?
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Every writer knows sizzling story starts are vital. A top author shares professional tips and gives an action activity to try with the kids. Free story starters worksheet and free parent newsletter. Great for the home school curriculum.
- Writing Skills for Children - Better Story Starters
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Do your kids write stories that start too slowly? Do they waste a lot of words on how they got there, leaving little room for the adventure? The Top Tips in this article explain how to overcome these problems. Learn how authors 'cheat' when writing dialogue to keep the story moving. Useful for the home school curriculum, gifted students and anyone who wants to make writing easier. Free worksheet and parent newsletter.
- Improving Children's Writing - How To Comment On Their Story And Still Be Friends
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Not sure what to say when your child asks you to read their story? Afraid you'll hurt their feelings or make them angry? Here are some constructive tips so you can work together to improve their writing. Useful for the home school curriculum, gifted students and anyone who wants to make writing easier. With a free Parent Newsletter full of useful writing tips and fun exercises.
- Story Writing With Your Child - How To Speed Up Learning Using "Chunking"
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Home school or mainstream, gifted or not, kids all make similar writing errors over and over again. Breaking the complex process of writing into chunks makes helping kids with their writing more effective - and far more fun too. Here are two chunks for you to try for suspenseful writing and showing character - then follow the link to a free chatterbox with over 500 story ideas!
- Story Writing with Children - Ban Boring Stories
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Do your kids write stories that start with getting up, a bus trip, who was there and what they ate, and end with going to bed? This article shows how to help kids to write with more action for greater impact and enjoyment.
- Children's Writing - Should I Correct My Child's Spelling?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] How important is correcting spelling when helping children to learn story writing? Home school or mainstream, gifted or not, students all make similar writing errors, but where do parents start? Here is an insight into the publishing world that explains where spelling correction fits into story editing. With a free Parent Newsletter full of useful writing tips and fun exercises.
- Story Writing With Children - Planning And Playing With Stories
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Story planning is an important step in good writing, so how can you help your child to learn planning skills? Here are useful questions to prompt your budding writer - then follow the link to a free, fun chatterbox with over 500 story starters! Useful for the home school curriculum, gifted students and anyone who wants to make writing easier.
- Story Writing Tips for Children - Bring Characters to Life by Showing, Not Telling
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Do your children write stories that sound more like a dull report of events? Home school or mainstream, gifted or not, kids all make similar writing errors over and over again. Do you want to help them to add more life to their writing and make their characters seem real? Research shows the old adage is true: Actions speak louder than words. Read the article then follow the link to a Free Story Starters Worksheet to print and use.
- Story Writing For Children - Learning Is Faster With Praise
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Do you want to help your kids with their writing, but they hate it when you point out mistakes? Home school or mainstream, gifted or not, kids all make similar writing errors over and over again. The next time you read their writing, try telling your children what they are doing right, (praise) instead of focusing on the mistakes that leap out at you. Praise alone has been shown to improve children's writing. This article shows how and why to do it. With a link to a free story ideas chatterbox.
- Writing Tips for Children - Learning to Write Suspenseful Stories
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Ban the boring story. Teach kids how to write great tension scenes that keep the reader hooked. Home school or mainstream, gifted or not, kids all make similar writing errors over and over again. Small steps make learning writing skills easier. Tension scenes are the solution to a dull story.
- Story Writing Quiz for Children - Outlines, Story Starters and Excitement Rating
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Need to improve kids' writing skills? Home school or mainstream, gifted not, they all make similar errors when they write. Here are three of the seven advanced techniques authors use to make a story powerful.
- Write Story Starters That Capture Readers And Won't Let Go
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Story writing - where to begin? Show kids how to write sizzling story starters. Home school or mainstream, gifted or not, they all make similar writing errors over and over again. Small steps make creative writing so easy to learn. Here is a solution to boring story beginnings - with a link to a free writing worksheet to print.
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