Private Writing Coaching

For students who have mastered the basics and are ready for stronger structure, reasoning, analysis, and idea development

Your child has strong potential— but their writing doesn’t fully show what they can do yet.

Some students can write clear paragraphs but struggle to develop their thinking, support their ideas, or communicate them with enough depth.

Individualized writing support helps students move beyond the basics and develop stronger, more academic writing.

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Even strong writers need help organizing and clearly explaining their ideas at a higher level.

This individualized program is designed for students who:


have ideas but struggle to fully develop or explain them


understand basic essay structure but need stronger reasoning and analysis


need support organizing thoughts more clearly

want to strengthen literary analysis or academic writing

are capable writers who need more depth, refinement, and confidence

What Actually Changes

  • Many students already have strong ideas, but struggle to fully develop, organize, and communicate those ideas clearly in academic writing.


    With individualized coaching, your child will learn how to:

    ✅ understand what a prompt is really asking

    ✅ form a clear position, thesis, or main idea

    ✅ build structured paragraphs step by step

    ✅ explain their thinking in a way that makes sense

    ✅ strengthen literary and analytical reasoning

    ✅ expand ideas more thoughtfully

    ✅ support interpretations with stronger evidence/explanation

  • Help your child strengthen their writing through clearer organization, deeper analysis, stronger reasoning, and more intentional development of ideas.
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What We Work On

The full 8-session curriculum is specifically curated for each student, but sessions may focus on:

  • Understanding prompts and expectations

  • Strengthening thesis statements and central ideas

  • Developing stronger body paragraphs

  • Improving reasoning and explanation

  • Improving literary or text-based analysis

  • Using evidence effectively and logically

  • revision for clarity, precision, and flow

  • Building confidence as a writer

Session Format

  • ✔️1:1 Virtual sessions

  • ✔️Personalized feedback and guidance

  • ✔️Step-by-step writing support

  • ✔️Real-time discussion and revision

  • ✔️Focused on long-term writing growth

Each session includes guided instruction, discussion, writing practice, and real-time feedback.

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What Makes this Different

This isn’t just homework help or formula memorization.


Students learn how to:



✅organize their thinking clearly


✅develop stronger reasoning


✅expand and support ideas thoughtfully


✅approach writing with more confidence and independence



The goal isn’t simply to produce better essays...

It’s to help students build writing and critical thinking skills they can carry across subjects and academic levels.

Example of Student Growth (5th Grade)

  • Before: ideas are present, but explanation is repetitive and unclear.

  • After: ideas are more organized, developed, and connected.

  • Current school start times leave out just enough time for after school sports and play. School sports are important for teamwork. Teamwork is important because it will be easier for other people and you to get different opinions on things and learn strategies with other people. If students don’t engage in school sports, they won’t learn teamwork. Therefore, school should start at the same times so students have enough time for sports where students learn to work stronger together.

  • Current school start times provide enough time for after-school sports and activities. School sports help students develop teamwork skills. Teamwork is important because players must communicate and work together to create strategies and achieve a common goal. If students don’t participate in school sports, they may miss opportunities to build these skills. Therefore, schools should maintain their current start times so students have time to engage in sports and learn how to work effectively with others.

Case Study - Okiki


How Okiki went from repeating evidence to explaining why it matters.


THE PROBLEM

Okiki could locate evidence from a text, but his reasoning often repeated what happened instead of explaining why the evidence supported his claim.


THE GOAL

Strengthen analytical writing by helping him move beyond summarizing the text and begin explaining the significance of his evidence.


WORK COMPLETED

Over several months, we focused on:

✅ Distinguishing between claims, evidence, and reasoning

✅ Identifying the difference between repeating evidence and explaining evidence

✅ Developing stronger analytical thinking

✅ Elaborating on ideas without adding unsupported information

✅ Connecting evidence back to the original claim

✅ Revising responses for clarity and deeper explanation

BEFORE

Students were given the claim and evidence. Their task was to write the reasoning.

Claim: Harriet Tubman showed intelligence and courage.

Evidence: Tubman used disguises, escape plans, and safe houses.

Okiki's Original Reasoning:

This shows that she used multiple ways to assist people in escaping from the slave owners, while making sure not to get caught by them, or else she would have been punished.

AFTER

After instruction and revision, Okiki expanded his explanation instead of simply repeating the evidence.

Okiki's Revised Reasoning:

This shows she was determined because she used multiple ways to assist people in escaping instead of escaping herself without anyone else's help. She used other people's help because if she didn't communicate with other people, she wouldn't have known what to do. By planning this carefully, she made sure not to get caught, or else she would have been punished.


THE OUTCOME

Okiki began moving beyond simply restating information from the text and started explaining why the evidence supported the claim. His writing became more analytical as he learned to connect actions, character traits, and consequences through clearer reasoning.

Pricing

$897 for an 8-session individualized curriculum

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FAQs

How do I know if this is right for my child?

This program is best for students who can write basic responses but need stronger organization, analysis, reasoning, or idea development.

It’s especially helpful for students who:

  • have ideas but struggle to fully explain them
  • need more depth in essays or literary analysis
  • want clearer structure and stronger academic writing skills

The Intro Session helps determine fit while giving students real support from the first meeting.

What if my child is already a strong writer?

That’s completely fine — many strong writers still need support with deeper analysis, organization, reasoning, and idea development.

Sessions are individualized, so students are continuously challenged to strengthen the clarity and depth of their thinking and writing.

Will this help with school assignments?

Yes. While sessions are not simply homework help, students learn writing and analytical skills they can apply directly to essays, literary responses, research assignments, and academic writing across subjects.

How quickly will I see improvement?

Most students show noticeable improvement during the 8-session intensive, especially in organization, clarity, explanation, and overall confidence approaching writing tasks.

Is this live 1:1 or pre-recorded?

This is fully live, 1:1 virtual instruction with real-time discussion, guidance, and feedback.

Who This Isn't For

This program is probably not the best fit if your child:

  • Is still learning the basic paragraph structure

  • Struggles to write complete paragraphs independently

  • Needs foundational writing instruction


In those cases, I typically recommend beginning with the Saturday Writing Workshop before moving into private coaching.

Schedule Private Coaching - $897

Limited spots available.

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1:1 Essay Writing Intensive Introductory Session.