Personalized Online Writing Assessments, Classes & Programs for Kids & Teens
My customized writing assessments will quickly identify your child’s or teen’s specific writing problems, and my goal-directed online writing classes and programs, all of which can be tailored to your son’s or daughter’s individual needs, will address them, helping ensure that your child or teen will become a confident, independent, empowered writer who is well prepared for high school- and college-level writing.
WRITING ASSESSMENTS
For your son’s or daughter’s writing instruction to be worthwhile and effective, a writing assessment should be done beforehand. My writing assessments will identify your child’s or teen’s specific writing problems; they will also allow me to create a customized writing program for your son or daughter and have a targeted approach with their writing instruction.
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Assessment Details
During my meeting with your child or teen, I will assess their spelling skills and observe them writing a paper (full writing assessments).
After the meeting, I will spend approximately 20 minutes reviewing their completed editing document(s) so that I can assess their understanding of grammar and level them for editing work.
The writing assessment also includes a ten-minute parent phone call the day after the student meeting so that I can discuss my observations and initial writing instruction recommendations with you.
Benefits
You will know what specific writing instruction your son or daughter needs, saving you time and money in the long run.
What’s Included
30-minute student meeting (full writing assessment) or 15-minute student meeting (modified writing assessment)
20 minutes of writing assessment document review (completed after the student meeting)
Written initial writing instruction recommendations
10-minute parent phone call
Writing assessments start at just $59!
"As I navigate my junior year [of high school] and my AP Language class, . . . I've begun to realize how crucial a strong [writing] foundation is, . . . [and] I've grown increasingly appreciative of all of the time Christina has spent with me to refine my writing. . . . Her guidance has not only strengthened my skills as a writer but also nurtured a love for writing and a self-confidence I hadn't known before."
— Teagan N., 11th grader
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Spelling Classes
Spelling is the foundation of writing—if your son or daughter doesn’t have strong spelling skills, they cannot have strong writing skills. My spelling course will fill in holes in that foundation, strengthening it so that it can be built upon.
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Course Details
After I determine which high-frequency words your child or teen needs to learn, I will use those words to teach them how to spell all other English words. Phonics and word analysis will be discussed during this process.
Benefits
By the end of this Spelling course, your son or daughter will understand the importance of spelling words phonetically and looking at them analytically. They also will have mastered how to spell the 1,200 words used most frequently in writing!
What’s Included
Weekly 25-minute private online classes
15 minutes of weekly spelling test review and document updating (completed after each class)
Individualized spelling instruction
Assessments to track your child’s or teen’s progress
Purposeful, individualized homework
10-minute parent check-in phone call with me every trimester
Weekly Tuition: $60
"We feel privileged to have Christina teaching our son. . . . We can tell he likes her classes a lot, and his spelling is improving substantially."
— Leire A. & Francesco I., parents
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EDiTing Classes
Your son or daughter must be able to properly edit their own writing so that they don’t assign that job to their readers. My editing courses will teach them how to do that using a systematic approach.
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Course Details
After I determine your child’s or teen’s editing level and get them up and running with editing, they will edit a 2-page document between classes, and their work (e.g., standard proofreading marks, capitalization and punctuation rules, etc.) will be reviewed and discussed during their upcoming class.
Benefits
Upon completing my Editing II course, your son or daughter will be able to independently make editing corrections based on rules and explain those rules to other people; they will also be able to consistently edit Editing II two-page documents with an approximately 95% accuracy rate.
What’s Included
Weekly 25-minute small group or private online classes
Curricular materials
Oral and written assessments to track your child’s or teen’s progress
Purposeful homework
10-minute parent check-in phone call with me every trimester
Weekly Tuition: starts at $30
"I like the way Christina teaches me by asking me lots of questions. . . . [Also,] she makes me laugh, and that makes learning English Language Arts with her so fun."
— E.T., 4th grader
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Grammar Classes
To be able to write logical and meaningful sentences consistently, your son or daughter must have a solid grammar foundation. My 6-month-long grammar course will build that foundation by establishing a comprehensive understanding of sentence structure and the following parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.
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Course Details
During each class, I will introduce new grammar rules to your child or teen; however, before I do, I will conduct an oral review of recently taught ones so that I can assess student understanding of them. Between classes, your child or teen will study and apply the newly learned grammar rules.
Benefits
Upon finishing this 6-month-long Grammar course, your son or daughter will be able to identify, write, and correctly punctuate simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences; they will also be able to identify nouns, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in sentences and understand the roles of those words in the sentences.
What’s Included
Weekly 25-minute small group or private online classes
Curricular materials
Oral and written assessments to track your child’s or teen’s progress
Purposeful homework
10-minute parent check-in phone call with me every trimester
Weekly Tuition: starts at $30
“Christina is an expert at explaining complex grammar rules.”
— Audrey F., parent
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PRIVATE PARAGRAPH Writing Classes
My Private Paragraph Writing classes are ideal for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders who need one-on-one writing instruction before enrolling in a writing critique class and who need to create and develop good writing revision habits: completing multiple rounds of prewriting or draft revisions weekly, and not at the last minute.
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Course Details
In these classes, your son or daughter will learn how to choose the “right” topic to write about and how to properly structure and organize, draft, revise, and edit a nonfiction paragraph.
They will meet with me privately once a week to discuss their current writing piece. During the weekly classes, I will provide them with written and verbal feedback on their homework revisions. I will also provide them with instructions for their next round of revisions.
Then, if they are enrolled in Writing Revision Review (an add-on service for my Private Paragraph Writing classes), between classes, they will submit their 1st round of weekly prewriting or draft revisions to me by the end of Sundays, and on Mondays, I will provide them with detailed written feedback on those revisions so that they can complete a 2nd round of weekly revisions before their next writing class.
This process will continue weekly until your child or preteen is ready to start a new paper.
Benefits
Your son or daughter will understand how to choose the “right” writing topic and how to properly progress through the different steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. In addition, they will independently be able to complete a prewriting document; create and format a Google Drive document; use a polished prewriting document to draft a paper; and revise their writing, taking into account others’ feedback. They also will be able to use the Suggesting feature in Drive when revising their writing.
What’s Included
25–45 minutes of weekly instruction:
25-minute private online classes
*10 or 20 minutes of detailed written feedback on 1st round of weekly revisions (provided by me between classes) *(This is an add-on service [$20 or $40/week] for my Private Paragraph Writing classes. It will help your son or daughter complete papers for their writing classes twice as fast because they will receive feedback from me on their prewriting or draft revisions twice a week instead of just once a week.)
Purposeful homework
10-minute parent check-in phone call with me every trimester
Weekly Tuition: $60
"I truly appreciate Christina’s teaching methods and . . . value her feedback. . . . Her thoughtful guidance and encouragement have helped my daughter gain more confidence in her English class. It is wonderful to see my daughter approaching challenges with a positive attitude."
— Yan G., parent
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WRITING CRITIQUE + Advanced Punctuation & Vocabulary Course
My Writing Critique + Advanced Punctuation & Vocabulary course will provide an invaluable opportunity for your son or daughter to write regularly. It will keep them working on one step of the writing process (i.e., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) at all times, expose them to other students’ writing ideas, and provide them with goal-directed positive and constructive feedback during and between the classes. It will also teach them advanced punctuation rules and new vocabulary.
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Course Details
Your son or daughter will work on writing a nonfiction paper between classes.
During the weekly classes, their work will be critiqued and discussed: They will receive both written and verbal feedback regarding what they did well when writing and what they need to improve upon. In addition, they will learn advanced punctuation rules and new vocabulary that they will be able to apply to and use in their own writing.
Between classes, your preteen or teen will submit their 1st round of weekly prewriting or draft revisions to me by the end of Sundays. Then on Mondays, I will provide them with detailed written feedback on those revisions so that they can complete a 2nd round of weekly revisions before their next critique class.
This process will continue weekly until your preteen or teen is ready to start a new paper.
Benefits
Your son or daughter will understand how to choose the “right” writing topic and how to properly progress through the different steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing while taking into account others’ feedback along the way. In addition, they will understand the importance of completing multiple rounds of writing revisions, and not at the last minute. Lastly, they will learn advanced punctuation rules and new vocabulary that will help ensure proper punctuation and word usage in their writing.
What’s Included
65–75 minutes of weekly instruction:
55-minute small group (2–4 students) online classes
10 or 20 minutes of detailed written feedback on 1st round of weekly revisions (provided by me between classes)
Monthly advanced punctuation & vocabulary lessons (+ curricular materials)
Purposeful homework
10-minute parent check-in phone call with me every trimester
Weekly Tuition: starts at $105
“[My daughter] has deeply appreciated [Christina’s] critiques and feels that [Christina has] helped her tremendously in becoming a better writer.”
— Sunita S., parent
"[Christina's writing] instruction . . . helps students make substantial progress . . . and allows them to truly enjoy the learning process."
— Y.G., parent
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PRIVATE Essay Writing Classes
My Private Essay Writing classes are ideal for middle school students who have a schedule conflict that temporarily prevents them from regularly attending writing critique classes. (They are also ideal for busy high school students.)
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Course Details
In these classes, your son or daughter will learn how to choose the “right” topic to write about and how to properly structure and organize, draft, revise, and edit an essay.
They will meet with me privately once a week to discuss their current nonfiction writing piece. During the weekly classes, I will provide them with written and verbal feedback on their homework revisions. I will also provide them with instructions for their next round of revisions.
Between classes, your preteen or teen will submit their 1st round of weekly writing revisions to me by the end of Sundays. Then on Mondays, I will provide them with detailed written feedback on those revisions so that they can complete a 2nd round of weekly revisions before their next writing class.
This process will continue weekly until your preteen or teen is ready to start a new paper.
Benefits
Your son or daughter will understand how to choose the “right” writing topic and how to properly progress through the different steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. They will also understand the importance of completing multiple rounds of writing revisions, and not at the last minute.
What’s Included
35–55 minutes of weekly instruction:
25-minute private online classes
10, 20, or 30 minutes of detailed written feedback on 1st round of weekly revisions (provided by me between classes)
Purposeful homework
10-minute parent check-in phone call with me every trimester
Weekly Tuition: starts at $95
"Christina has given me so much help over the past years. . . . I went from not being able to write a word correctly to writing essays!"
– Akiro U., 6th grader
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SUMMER INTENSIVE WRITING PROGRAMS
For your son or daughter to have strong writing skills in high school, it is essential that the holes in their writing foundation be properly filled in by the end of middle school, which may mean your preteen or teen needs to devote extra time during the summer to learning how to write properly. My summer intensive writing programs will help them do that.
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Program Details
I will create an individualized summer intensive writing program for your son or daughter based off of their writing assessment results and/or most recent work in classes with me. The program will consist of a combination of the following instruction depending on your preteen’s or teen’s personal needs: spelling, editing, grammar, and/or paragraph and/or essay writing. Then, I will begin meeting with your preteen or teen 1–3 times a week throughout the summer (June–August) for a minimum of 75 minutes a week.
Benefits
Your son or daughter will start high school with confidence and a competitive edge.
What’s Included
75+ minutes of weekly small group and/or private online classes
Curricular materials
Oral and written assessments to track your preteen’s or teen’s progress
Purposeful homework
*10–25 minutes of written feedback on 1st round of weekly revisions provided by me between classes *(if enrolled in a Writing Critique course or Private Essay Writing classes)
A 10-minute parent check-in phone call with me
Weekly Tuition: starts at $120
"Christina is deeply knowledgeable and genuinely passionate about [writing]. After just one summer [of working with Christina], our son's confidence soared, and he started excelling in his literature classes."
— A. F., parent
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ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WRITING Samples
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WRITING CLASS SCHEDULE
Class times are Pacific Time (PT)
* Discounted class (Private Class Options Also Available)
MONDAY
2:00–2:25 PM Private Class
2:30–2:55 PM Private Class
3:00–3:25 PM Private Class
3:30–3:55 PM Private Class
4:00–4:25 PM Private Class
4:30–4:55 PM Private Class
5:00–5:25 PM Private Class
5:30–5:55 PM Private Class
6:00–6:25 PM Private Class
6:30–6:55 PM Private Class
7:00–7:25 PM Private Class
7:30–7:55 PM Private Class
TUESDAY
2:00–2:25 PM Private Class
2:30–2:55 PM Private Class
3:00–3:25 PM Private Class
3:30–3:55 PM Private Class
4:00–4:25 PM * Editing I Class
4:30–4:55 PM *Editing II Class
5:00–5:25 PM *Grammar Class
5:30–6:25 PM Writing Critique Class
5:30–6:25 PM Writing Critique Class
6:30–6:55 PM Private Class
7:00–7:25 PM Private Class
7:30–7:55 PM Private Class
WEDNESDAY
2:00–2:25 PM Private Class
2:30–2:55 PM Private Class
3:00–3:25 PM Private Class
3:30–3:55 PM Private Class
4:00–4:25 PM * Editing I Class
4:30–4:55 PM *Editing II Class
5:00–5:25 PM *Grammar Class
5:30–6:25 PM Writing Critique Class
5:30–6:25 PM Writing Critique Class
6:30–6:55 PM Private Class
7:00–7:25 PM Private Class
7:30–7:55 PM Private Class
THURSDAY
2:00–2:25 PM Private Class
2:30–2:55 PM Private Class
3:00–3:25 PM Private Class
3:30–3:55 PM Private Class
4:00–4:25 PM *Editing I Class
4:30–4:55 PM *Editing II Class
5:00–5:25 PM *Grammar Class
5:30–6:25 PM Writing Critique Class
5:30–6:25 PM Writing Critique Class
6:30–6:55 PM Private Class
7:00–7:25 PM Private Class
7:30–7:55 PM Private Class
FRIDAY
2:00–2:25 PM Private Class
2:30–2:55 PM Private Class
3:00–3:25 PM Private Class
3:30–3:55 PM Private Class
4:00–4:25 PM Private Class
4:30–4:55 PM PrivateClass
5:00–5:25 PM Make-Up Class
5:30–5:55 PM Make-Up Class