This semi-private tutoring class is designed so that students can get personalized writing support on a weekly basis or by dropping in as needed.  Each class meeting has the option of submitting the teacher's instructions and/or writing prompt for a school assignment, or I will happily use my own curriculum to help develop college-ready writing skills.

Spelling, grammar, and mechanics will be evaluated, with instruction and plenty of examples to help students learn from their own mistakes.  Writing skills are further developed using the Socratic Method to add depth and build confidence!  In my experience I find that often a student makes the same type of mistake in their writing until they are shown how it's wrong and what to do instead.  When I see an area of ELA that the student is not yet proficient in, my goal is to explain it so that this skill gap is closed and the mistake is no longer made.  I use the Socratic Method of asking questions about what's been written, pointing out areas where details aren't clear or are missing, and guiding the student to figure out what might need changing or adding to help improve the quality of their writing overall.  However, I also believe strongly that children learn by example, and a huge part of how a student learns to write is by being shown how to do it first. Tutoring in both of these way leads to greatly improved writing ability and much more confident writers!

Often a student 'hates 'writing because they find the process of taking a prompt and turning it into a well-organized paper to be overwhelming and arduous. Breaking down assignments into smaller steps and learning a few simple techniques can really help make the writing process easier.  Everyone has the ability to write well, and being able to organize one's thoughts onto paper is a skill that, once learned, brings out the great writer in anyone!