Creative Writing 1:1 Tutoring by Author of 25 Children's Chapter Books (55 Min)

One of my parent reviews best describes my goal for this class:

"If your child is stuck on getting started, Marcy has a way to pull out the 'stuckage' so to speak in a fun and patient way." PARENT

I love to "unstick" the mind of the reluctant writer and to motivate and organize the mind of the enthusiastic writer in this one-to-one tutoring class. Working together with parent and child I will do my best to not only teach children how to creatively write but how to get those great ideas down on paper. Writing does not have to stink! In fact, writing is one of my most favorite things in the world!

When parents tell me that their child who "hates to write" is writing now after taking my class, it makes me so happy!
Think of me as an aide working alongside your child while helping your child to begin, to strengthen what they have already started, OR to work on specific skills. I am positive and encouraging. 

💠I am the author of over 25 chapter books for children (having sold 40000 books in the last ten years) and a former teacher. I have also been published in magazines, newspapers, blogs, and Chicken Soup for the Soul books. I talk to students about my writing and the writing process and help to foster their own creativity. I have taught writing to 100s of students.


💠With my unique set of skills as a successful author, writer, and teacher, I am able to help learners to see the small things as well as the big ideas when it comes to their personal writing. I also work with students from scratch to practice the writing process in a fun way.

😃This class will be tailored to your child's writing needs. Parent communication is very important. This is my ONE-TIME 55 minute class. I also offer a 30 minute ONE-TIME class. Additionally, I offer an ongoing version of the same class that is also 1:1 for 40 minutes. 😃

IMPORTANT:
😃I work hard to make connections with my students and to make our class enjoyable and educational. Making connections by learning what interests the child is the first step to building trust between the student and the teacher. 


💠Some of the projects I have worked on with students....
       💠Wrote a story back-and-forth with a reluctant, yet creative, writer
       💠Helped a very creative student to organize her thoughts for a graphic novel (She has gone on to write three full graphic novel stories with me.)
       💠Helped students who have started long stories but don't know how to end them, to organize their goals for the story ending
       💠Provided story starters for a student to practice creative writing with focus on different story elements like characters or settings
       💠Worked with students to correctly implement dialogue writing in the story including punctuation skills
       💠Helped students with story editing (run-ons, spelling, plot holes, grammar, etc.)
       💠Taught the five-paragraph essay structure with multiple students
       💠Helped students to improve sentence quality
       💠Helped students to create better beginnings, middle, and endings
       💠Taught lessons on how to make more exciting story starters
       💠Workshopped original stories with children to improve and edit


Parent/Teacher communication is important so that you are getting what you are hoping for from me! I will communicate with parents via Outschool conversations before each class to best understand the writing skill your child needs help with for our session. I have lots of resources available, and I am happy to create activities for practice if needed.

I have worked with many students to improve creative writing stories. I love seeing their eyes light up with enthusiasm and excitement. I have also taught students basic writing skills in different forms of writing. 💛💛Please message me if you need a better time for you. I also teach this class as a one time only class if that is better for you. 💛💛

💛If your child is sending me original work to review, please limit the pages to 15 for our first visit. I want to give the pages my full attention.

BS in elementary education with over 15 years of teaching experience
MS in educational administration
School Librarian
Author of over 25 books