Grade Level and the Tutorial Approach

Course selection can sometimes cause anxiety in new WriteAtHome families, but they soon realize there's no need to be anxious. 

This is because our program is tutorial in focus. Parents often worry that a particular course will be either too easy or too difficult for their students. But what they always find eventually is that our courses are designed to adapt to the student's writing ability. Our writing coaches are tutors. Their job is to assess the writing ability of each student and push them toward improvement. 

There is no passing or failing a WriteAtHome course. While we provide grades, they are only intended to help students identify areas of strength and areas where there is still room to grow. We place no expectations on students at the start of any class. They do not have to be "ready" for any particular course. Honestly, we're not really sure what being ready would mean. 

That means we work with students with significant writing struggles -- those with limited vocabularies and a poor grasp of basic grammar and syntax. And we also work with exceptionally gifted writers, all in the same course. Every student does some things well while needing help in other areas. No matter how remedial or gifted a student is, our coaches will help them improve. We don't expect students to reach some kind of arbitrary writing goal. We expect them to get better and better as the course progresses. 

For this reason, it really doesn't matter much what course you enroll a student in. At least grade level and writing ability are not much of a factor. For annual and semester courses, your best bet is usually to enroll the student in the course that aligns with their grade level.

Stop Worrying, and Start Thriving!

Writing skills are important, but teaching writing is hard. WriteAtHome offers online writing courses that help teens write better. We teach writing so you don’t have to, making homeschooling the fulfilling experience it’s meant to be.

At WriteAtHome, we know that you want your teens to become capable and confident writers. The problem is that teaching writing is complex and time-consuming, requiring expertise that you might not have. You may feel insecure or even overwhelmed about writing instruction. You may experience regular conflict with your teens over your input on their writing.

We believe homeschooling should be a positive, effective practice for the whole family. We want to help you get there by taking the pressure off in this challenging area. Our participation allows you time and energy to devote to the parts of homeschooling you most enjoy.

Enroll your teen in a WriteAtHome course today. Stop feeling frustrated and ineffective with writing, and start thriving in your homeschool experience.