Growing Great Writers: Strategies for Homeschooling Families

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Aug 6, 2024

Are you a homeschooling parent struggling to inspire your child's inner author? Dive into this episode as Annie Yorty sits down with celebrated author and educator, Heidi Vertrees, to unlock the secrets of nurturing young writers in a homeschooling environment. Discover proven strategies, creative techniques, and personal anecdotes that will transform your homeschooling journey and ignite a passion for writing in your children. Don't miss this enlightening conversation that promises to equip you with the tools to grow great writers right at home!

Heidi Vertrees, author and educator, manages New Song Press, a website where she posts blogs to encourage parents and teachers with helpful and fun writing projects that promote a Christian worldview. She loves to inspire children and teens to write for God’s glory. Heidi, who homeschooled her children and helped to raise a “bonus” daughter with Down syndrome, has taught in Colorado, Virginia, and Maryland in Christian, charter, and public schools. She is the award-winning author of Victor Survives Being a Kid. Written for children aged eight to twelve, Victor Survives Being a Kid weaves a thrilling tale full of adventure, humor, and inspiration told through the eyes of a fifth-grade boy. These days, Heidi teaches swimming to homeschoolers at Shepherd University in West Virginia and leads an after-school Good News Bible Club in Washington County, Maryland.

To connect with Heidi visit her website link: https://www.newsongpress.net/

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