Young students who learn to write well need one-on-one instruction--something which your child's classroom may not offer. In The Complete Writer se...
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Oct 12, 2008
Sally
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Susan Bauer's opening essay on the writing process and how to teach it is the most cogent, informed explanation I've ever read:
"Writing is a process that involves two distinct mental steps. First, the writer puts an idea into words; then, she puts the words down on paper.
INARTICULATE IDEA ---> IDEA IN WORDS
IDEA IN WORDS ---> WORDS ON PAPER
. . . The pianist practices first the right hand, and then the lef More...
Susan Bauer's opening essay on the writing process and how to teach it is the most cogent, informed explanation I've ever read:
"Writing is a process that involves two distinct mental steps. First, the writer puts an idea into words; then, she puts the words down on paper.
INARTICULATE IDEA ---> IDEA IN WORDS
IDEA IN WORDS ---> WORDS ON PAPER
. . . The pianist practices first the right hand, and then the lef More...
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Jul 14, 2011
I'm hoping to use this for TyTy. He was late to read so we are just beginning the process of learning to write now. He hates writing at the moment and still struggles with simple things like capitalizing the first word in a sentence or proper nouns, and punctuation. I love Bauer's Story of the World series and this series comes highly recommended by one of my homeschooling friends who has five boys.
Feb 22, 2010
Saraelizabeth
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I read this in researching what writing curriculum to use for oldest daughter next year. I like her ideas of narration, copywork, and dictation for the early years. This author always does a good job of laying it all out for the parent to see exactly how it would be done. I like that for starting out until I get comfortable enough to do my own thing.
Apr 03, 2010
Christine
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I really enjoyed the opening essay in this book. We've had some visual perception issues here and Bauer's plan reinforces the training "prescription" recommended to me for my child. I borrowed the book from the library, but now plan to purchase it. The author has done all the copywork selections for me and that - in and of itself - it worth it.
Mar 06, 2011
Alisa
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Excellent book on teaching beginning writing skills to children. I highly recommend it.
Mar 23, 2010
Meredith
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This one is actually really nicely laid out. I really like pretty much all that Bauer has to offer, so I'm not surprised that I like this one as well. I will use bits and pieces of it to round out Matthias' and Seamus' grammar lessons. I really like how she breaks down the copywork, dictation and narration into small pieces. For a beginning home eucator, this would make an excellent foray into these methods! Very CM with a classical tilt :)
May 20, 2009
TheRose
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I'm currently researching English/Writing curricula, and this is the one I've decided on. Its scope is exactly what I've been looking for!
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