About Lene Jaqua
Co-author of Classical Writing books
A couple of months ago, I talked about consistency as related to homeschooling little ones. I talked about how we need to do a regular daily session of language arts every day just 30 minutes (and perhaps only 4 days … Continue reading →
Does Classical Writing teach spelling? We are often asked that question. Spelling Instruction Everything we do we do in light of the weekly stories the kids analyze and write about, including spelling. Do I have to have a separate spelling … Continue reading →
OK, I am going to seg-way into my second blog on consistency from an unusual angle. Please bear with me. Yesterday an article which discussed breastfeeding caught my eye on NPR Facebook. I read the article and it sent me … Continue reading →
To be consistent is to constantly adhering to the same principles, course, or form. That is what www.dictionary.com tells me. In this blog I will discuss homeschooling of little kids, mostly, but the broader principles here apply K-12, and perhaps … Continue reading →
A couple of blog posts ago, we talked about editing student work. I want to revisit that topic this morning. Obviously there is a difference between editing the essay of a 12th grader and editing the essay of a 4th … Continue reading →
Journaling is to formal writing what sitting in your pjs sipping a cuppa is to being formally dressed in company sipping a cuppa. Journaling is getting your thoughts down on paper, whatever form they might take, whatever sense or lack … Continue reading →
We often get questions about editing student essays, or questions like, don’t you have a rubric for the writing projects? Yes, and no, and maybe. We are not huge rubric fans, but we understand the need for them. There are … Continue reading →
Educational theories are hard to articulate, and most parents who home educate do not precisely care. Their goals are more practical. I want Junior to be able to read, write, and do math at a level that will get him … Continue reading →
With the holidays here, I wanted to mention all the meaningful writing activities that you can engage your students in. Not that essay writing and curricula are not meaningful, but that students more so love to write for a real … Continue reading →
🙂 The copybook post was so very popular, I thought would follow it up with a post on dictation. Copybook allows the student to study a passage, note the spelling and mechanics, and reproduce the piece accurately in his or … Continue reading →
