Build Writing Confidence — Sentence by Sentence
A research-informed approach that helps children develop clarity, control, and confidence in their writing — starting with sentences.
Many children have rich ideas — but hesitate when it’s time to write.
Sentences feel hard to hold together.
Writing takes more effort than it should.
Confidence quietly slips as a result.
For parents, this can be unsettling. You want to help — but it’s not always clear how, or whether what you’re doing is enough.
Most writing support leans heavily one way or the other: structure without flexibility, or creativity without support.
This work sits in between.
Start with One Sentence
Not sure where to begin?
This short, parent-friendly guide introduces the same structured approach used inside The Confident Writer Cohort — designed to help children write clearer, more complete sentences with confidence.
In just a few minutes a day, you’ll:
understand why sentence writing breaks down
learn how strong sentences are built
support your child without worksheets or overwhelm
Confident Writer — Sentence Foundations
A guided, parent-led writing study
Sentence Foundations is a short, carefully designed study that helps children build clarity and control at the sentence level.
Using a rich mentor text (Wild Is the Wind), children slow down, notice how sentences work, and practise joining ideas with purpose.
This is:
not a worksheet pack
not a generic course
not rushed
It’s a complete, three-week study — designed to be calm, focused, and manageable at home.
$39 AUD — one-time purchase
Includes the full 3-week student workbook and parent guide.
Designed to be completed at your child’s pace.
Build a Confident Writer
A five-week, one-to-one writing support cycle for primary-aged children.
Build a Confident Writer is a five-week, individual writing support cycle designed for primary-aged children who need clarity and confidence at the sentence level — before writing can expand into paragraphs with purpose.Each child is guided through a structured, research-informed sequence that develops sentence control first, then carefully extends into paragraph construction as readiness allows.This work is delivered one-to-one, allowing instruction, feedback, and pacing to respond directly to the child in front of us — while keeping parents clearly informed about how writing is developing and what to focus on next.Instruction is guided by ongoing observation of your child’s writing — not a preset script.
What’s included
Individual, Live Instruction
Each session is taught one-to-one, allowing teaching to respond immediately to your child’s writing decisions, strengths, and points of uncertainty.
Sentence-to-Paragraph Progression
Learning begins with sentence clarity and control, then extends into paragraph writing when the structure can support it.
Personalised Feedback & Adjustment
Instruction and feedback are shaped by your child’s writing samples across the five-week cycle.
Clear Parent Communication
Parents receive regular insight into what’s being worked on, what’s improving, and how to support writing between sessions.
This is a contained cycle, not open-ended tutoring.The intention is to:
build strong sentence foundations
establish confidence and clarity
and identify the most helpful next step for continued writing development
Some children complete the cycle ready to work more independently.
Others may benefit from a further cycle or, when available, small-group learning.
Investment: $480 AUD
Five weeks of individual, live writing instruction.
Includes personalised feedback and parent communication throughout the cycle.
At the end of the cycle, families receive clear guidance on next steps — whether that’s independent practice, a further cycle, or future group learning.
Places are limited to ensure focus, care, and instructional quality.
A short conversation helps determine whether this cycle is the right fit for your child and your family.
How Writing Grows
Writing confidence doesn’t develop all at once.
At The Confident Writer, learning is organised around a clear progression — building strong foundations first, then extending carefully over time.
Sentence clarity comes first.
Ideas are joined with care.
Paragraphs emerge when the structure can support them.
This approach treats writing not as something to rush or perform, but as something that grows — steadily, deliberately, and with purpose.
Each offer within The Confident Writer supports a different stage of this growth, allowing children to begin where they are and develop confidence that lasts.
Grounded in Literacy Research.
Refined Through Classroom Practice.
For over a decade, I’ve worked alongside children as they learn to put their ideas into words — as a classroom teacher and school leader. I’ve seen hesitant writers gain clarity sentence by sentence, and I’ve watched confidence grow when writing finally feels manageable and meaningful.
The system behind The Confident Writer isn’t theoretical. It’s shaped by years in the classroom, informed by research-backed pedagogy, and refined through real-world teaching with real children.
The Confident Writer draws on established literacy research, international curriculum frameworks, and principles from the science of learning. Learning goals can be mapped across Australian, UK, and US curricula — allowing families to focus on writing development itself, not test preparation.
This work reflects the natural evolution of my teaching — combining research, structure, and care in a way that’s sustainable for families and deeply effective for children.
Prefer to learn quietly for now?
Each week, I share a short note on children’s writing — shaped by classroom observation, research, and the patterns that emerge when sentences are given time.
No overwhelm.
Just clear thinking.