Time 4 Writing Reviews

We have been homeschooling since 2005. It didn’t take us long to figure out that we were not fans of workbooks and textbooks, and we preferred just about *everything* on computers, lol.

We have been very satisfied with our core curriculum and the supplemental websites that we have been using. But a while ago, my 12 year old started getting more and more interested in creative writing. He was writing his own short stories and really getting into it. Unfortunately, we noticed that while what he was trying to say was great, he did need some help with getting it all out there and out there correctly.

Knowing that we needed to help him with his writing skills, and knowing that we were going to want an online program to do so, we set out to find an online writing program. We found Time4Writing.

The first course my son took was the Middle School Mechanics. Studying grammar, punctuation, structure, subjects, etc…it was exactly what he needed to start off with. He reports via the website, to a certified teacher who is basically acting as an online writing tutor. This is great for him, because it gives him accountability to someone other than mommy and daddy for a change.

Logging in and getting started each day is very easy. When he gets to his main page, he sees everything in the course. The lessons are numbered so he sees at what point in the eight week course he will work on something. He sees what he has viewed, what he has submitted and what has been graded.

Each day he submits an assignment, the following morning when he logs in he has feedback from his teacher. She is very clear in the corrections she instructs him to make, and is very encouraging.

I was initially worried about adding something to his homeschool day. We are very relaxed and don’t really follow a schedule, but I didn’t know how he would respond to additional work. When I asked him about the program, his exact words were “I love it!” The middle school level is not cartoonish or childish. It’s straight to the point, and he appreciates that. He even said he’s looking forward to the next course, and when I asked if he wanted to take one over the summer, he said he wouldn’t mind.

I would absolutely recommend Time4Writing to other homeschoolers.