Posts about Writing Skills

Despite the global illiteracy problem, American standards for literacy continue to decline. Find out how and why these literacy standards are being lowered.

When a child misses a piece of information during school, it creates a missing brick. What is a missing brick, and how does it affect a child's learning?

Online learning caused by the COVID19 pandemic caused a huge educational shift, and students were hit hard. How much knowledge was really lost?

Here is a checklist of important concepts your child needs to know before entering the fourth grade!

Writing skills are one of the most important skills in school and in life. Your child will start to learn more complex writing skills in 3rd grade and will get stronger as they advance in school. Learn the different types of writing styles for your child's grade level

In seventh grade, writing prompts are more dynamic. There can be more than one right answer. Learning how to properly write an essay at this level is crucial.

How to write a sixth grade level essay will be different from what your child has done so far. Learn the different styles of writing for sixth grade.

The essay writing styles your child will learn in fifth grade will be more complex and challenging. Here are examples on how to answer narrative, persuasive, expository, and creative writing prompts

There are now 4 different essay writing styles your child will learn in fourth grade. Here are examples on how to answer these writing prompts

There are 3 different essay writing styles your child will learn in third grade. Here are examples on how to answer these writing prompts