Grading with a Purple Crayon: A Developmental Approach to High School Composition for Homeschooling Families
Dena Luchsinger is a homeschooling mom who tutors secondary and college writing students. Formerly a licensed minister, she founded Proyecto Down, a non-profit, holistic ministry serving families affected by Down syndrome in Monterrey, Mexico.  After returning stateside, she completed a Master of Arts degree with a dual emphasis in writing and practical theology and has been active as a tutor for high school and college writing students, teacher of supplementary English classes, and facilitator of workshops for high school students and their parents within her local homeschool community.The parent of three children, one with the dual diagnoses of Down syndrome and autism, and another "twice exceptional," or gifted and talented yet learning disabled, she is passionate about students of all ability levels achieving their potential.  Dena Luchsinger is the author of The Reader's Odyssey: An Individualized Literature Program for Homeschooling Middle and High School Students(Crecer Publications, 2012) as well as two children's books: Sometimes Smart is Good/A Veces es Bueno Ser Inteligente(Eerdman's, 2007) andPlaying by the Rules: A Story about Autism(Woodbine House, 2007)