Write in Colour is my own Grammar Based writing program. I developed this program to help my own daughter, who has dyslexia, and the many homeschool children I was teaching in small group writing classes over the past 8 years. Write in Colour is integrated into many Core Programs from K-10. This is important because it provides an opportunity for students to learn writing in the context of all subjects.
Write in Colour allocates a colour for each part of Grammar:
Nubbly Green Naming Nouns
Bouncing Blue Verbs
Amazing Orange Adjectives
Fiery Red Adverbs
In Pink Ink Prepositional Phrases
Purple Clause Conjunctions
Core Programs that include Write in Colour indicate Levels 1-3:
Level 1 - Introduces the parts of grammar using these colours. Sentence writing is then introduced based on this grammar using colour patterns. Level 1 also includes note-taking and building word banks.
Level 2 - Introduces Sentence Starters based on grammar. This is where students consider the beginning of each sentence as starting a sentence well improves the whole sentence. Level 2 also teaches the Powerful Paragraph structure.
Level 3 - Consolidates previous levels and teaches Essay Writing, based on the skills they have already mastered. Students are taught skills for writing Introductions and Conclusions, transitioning between topics, and other useful essay writing skills.
All students should begin with a Level 1 Core Program. High School students can use Aesops Fables Introduction to Write in Colour over 1 Term and then move on to 40 English Lessons (also Aesops Fables).
High School Students who are competent in Grammar already (including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, prepositional phrases, conjunctions, passive/active use of verbs, and conjunctions) could complete Aesops Fables Levels 1 & 2 concurrently with a Level 2 Write in Colour Core Program such as A Life Like Mine.