The Brain Highways Kidwriter Class

September 27-October 20

 

Yes, it’s easy to be successful with writing when you’re moving and using all parts of your brain.  In this class, writing is fun, entertaining, and intriguing.  There is absolutely no pain with this approach!


Sample Sneak Preview Questions (that are answered in class)
Which punctuation kingdom will rule the land?
What will be stocked at the Sensory Store Mall?
Which live relatives are at the dead word’s burial service?
What are the four cheapest words (and why are they worthless)?
Who has been stricken with Fragment Disease? Do the grammar doctors know a cure?
How did a comma actually save a person’s life? (This is a true story)
Who will dance the Three-Step? The Dash? The Semi?
Who will tire first during the Paragraph Break Challenge? 
 
On the last day of class, participants and their parents attend a Royal Word Banquet and end-of-class celebration.
 
Days and Times
Mondays and Wednesdays (for four weeks); 4:00-6:00
 
Format
Parents drop off their kids.  During the first 10 minutes of class, kids use the Center’s apparatus to stimulate their vestibular and proprioceptive systems.  The remaining time is spent learning hands-on writing concepts that focus on vocabulary development, sentence structure, concise writing, paragraph writing, grammar and punctuation.  
 
Primary Focus 
Kids learn writing a wealth of writing concepts, many of which parents of past participants exclaimed they never knew. However, mastery of such concepts only results after kids have tons of practice applying what they’ve learned to their original work.  That’s why this class also teaches the participants’ parents the Kidwriter detective editing approach. Kids love this unique kind of editing (versus having someone put a red pen through something they wrote), and it truly helps them master the skills.  This editing approach then becomes an easy, effective way to reinforce what was learned in class when doing future work.
 
Participants
The class is for kids ages 8-12.
 
Class Fee
$300 is paid at the time of enrollment; the remaining $275 paid at the midpoint of the class ($575 total).  The class fee also allows participants to attend any Drop-in during the time they are enrolled in the class.
 
Class Material Fee: $40.00
Includes the two Kidwriter books (participants keep these) and all materials used in class.  The class material fee is paid at the time of enrollment, but the books are not distributed until the first day of class.
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Kidwriter Enrollment Slip
Please submit this with your payment. Thanks.
 
Child’s Name ______________________Age _____ Parent’s Name ________________________
Phone Number _____________________________ Email ________________________________