*Online Resources for Home School Writers: state writing assessments, writers' markets, more *

* What's New (Blog):  Online Expository and Narrative Writing Course 
                                
                   
Welcome to Tote Bag Teaching Homeschool Support.  I'm Karen, and I bring more than a decade of experience teaching students from pre-k to college, both homeschooled and traditionally schooled.  I have been a classroom teacher, a tutor, a scorer and scoring supervisor on rubric-based writing assessment projects.  From the Urdu-speaking kindergartner to the sixth grader preparing for Catholic school entrance, it has always been a pleasure to work with homeschooled children.  I am in Seattle and now also online, offering support for all levels of composition and creative writing, as well as for general elementary subjects. 

Some resources are free: You are welcome to download lesson plans or check out tutoring ideas or curricula reviews.  You'll find even more on my blog. Other services, like individualized writing coaching, are available for a fee after an initial free trial. Support is customized: You may find it helpful to start with your child's own work: You may upload essays and content-area writing samples in order to receive rubric-based evaluation and teaching strategies.   If your homeschooled child would benefit from individual writing tutoring, I have 'virtual classroom' space at two online tutoring sites.   I also offer a literature-based online writing course for intermediate grade students who enjoy crafting their own stories. 

I believe that the way to build an internet clientel is by helping people.  Everyone is part of a network -- even those that may not be in the market for a lot of tutoring just now.  And so I'm offering an introductory special for online homeschooling families: two free tutoring or coaching sessions.  Further sessions may be scheduled as needed.  If you live in Washington State, I can also provide end-of-the-year evaluation and other services to help you stay in compliance with Washington State homeschooling laws.  

Send me questions at karen@totebagteaching.org.   And thanks for stopping in!