Since 2000, Incite to Write has helped thousands of struggling kids and Adults become confident and powerful communicators in both written and spoken English.
"I don't know what to write" is the doorway. Not the dead end.
Welcome! I’m Carol Aubrey, creator of Incite to Write, a writing curriculum for homeschooling parents and teachers of reluctant writers in grades 3—8.
If you have a child who struggles with writing, you’re in exactly the right place. Like many parents of reluctant writers, you may be at a loss — and as discouraged as your child is. But I’d like you to recognize one universal truth.
In the first year of your child’s life, they learned to do one of the most difficult things a human being ever does — they learned to talk. And if you want an idea of how remarkable that is, consider what it takes for a stroke survivor to relearn it as an adult. Your child learned to talk without any teachers, any handbook, any instruction at all.
That is because the desire to communicate, the desire for connection, is so strong in them. It is inherent in being human. That drive didn’t disappear. It’s just been waiting for the right invitation.
There is another reason for optimism.
“I don’t know what to write” is not a problem. It’s the doorway, not the dead end.
Education has always emphasized “I know.” But writing starts with “I don’t know.” It’s not a liability — it’s the doorway that leads your child to the discovery of how their creative mind works.
What walks your child through that doorway? Curiosity. Starting with a question. And then another. When a small child learns to talk, they start asking questions. Curiosity is the communication drive in action — the same universal instinct, taking its next natural step.
Incite to Write reconnects your child to their own curiosity and their innate desire to communicate. Rather than struggling with prompts, with the Incite to Write Method, your child follows their own questions and answers, generating ideas that become their writing.
The Incite to Write Method is a four-module progression — starting with the thinking skills that make writing possible, then building into grammar, narrative, and expository/persuasive writing.
Want to try it? The Practice Paragraph is a free example that walks your child through the doorway, from “I don’t know” to “I’ve got ideas.”
Incite to Write is an easy-to-implement homeschool writing curriculum that teaches your child thinking skills first, then writing — a structured progression that reunites your child with their curiosity and the desire to express themselves.
Incite to Write’s strategies meet the ESSA Tier 1 evidence standard
— the same bar required for federal grant funding
— used across five states in Title I programs averaging a 97% success rate.
Explore Incite to Write:
For Parents and Teachers of
3rd – 8th grade students
Downloadable Curriculum including
On-demand Teaching Videos
For Students, Adults, &
English Language Learners
One-on-One Tutoring
Writing, Grammar, Reading, Pronunciation, Public Speaking & Communication Skills
- Parents
- Teachers
- Homeschoolers of 3rd – 8th graders
- 4th – 12th graders
- Adults
- English Language Learners
- Module 1: Paragraph Building
- Module 2: Grammar Essentials
- Module 3: Narrative Writing
- Module 4: Informational & Opinion Essay Writing
*Modules contain downloadable activities, strategies, worksheets, and short demonstration videos.
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking & Pronunciation
- Conversational English for ESL students
- Business English
- Vocabulary