
Encouraging the Reluctant Writer
As a professional tutor I work with students of all ages and abilities. Although each student has different interests, strengths, and weakn


A box of crayons, a cake made from scratch, and "Write 250 words about what you did last weekend."
One of my earliest memories is being presented with a bright new box of Crayola crayons and a blank sheet of paper.
Age 3
Crayons
Tangy smell
waxy smoothness
roughness of the paper wrap
muffled snap of breaking crayon in two
shiny surface of peeled crayon
crisp snap breaking peeled crayon
gritty feel of crayon in my mouth
pungent but pleasant taste
colored, chunky drool on white paper
Flash forward a few years
Age 6
Oh the joy of making the chocolate cake o