Special Education Series Part One: Structure and Style™ and Language-Based Learning Disabilities
by Linda Mikottis and Jean Nichols If you are a classroom teacher, chances are you have a number of students in your classroom with a language-based learning disability. Whether your students have been formally... read more
A Simple Focus on What Works: Dr. Webster’s Two-Question Test
Teachers by nature are seekers of new and innovative tools to improve our teaching. We sign up for workshops, attend in-services, read books, and scour social media for strategies to add to our... read more
Black Tie or Blue Jeans? - Formal Versus Informal Language
Clothes make the man. It’s a cliché, but there is truth to that statement. People tend to make judgments based on appearance. However, there is an even more powerful determinant of one’s destiny:... read more
Blog Post: A Tale of Two Districts
With the continued emphasis on writing proficiency for students in American schools, choosing a writing curriculum has undeniably become a data-driven decision. More than ever before teachers and administrators are searching for a... read more
The Value of a Consistent Writing Process for Schools
A History of Inconsistency Over the course of my thirty-four-year career as an elementary school teacher, I taught at seven schools in three school districts in three different states. The districts ranged from rural... read more
How a Hybrid School Found Success with IEW
Louis Lemmon: Hybrid School Administrator Founded in 2005, Lake Pointe Academy is a K–12 University-Model® school of approximately 195 students. Louis Lemmon served for two years as a teacher, and then began serving as head... read more
Learning Styles—Overcoming the Writing Barrier
Whether you are teaching two students or twenty, you have likely noticed that each of your students learns a bit differently. One child might happily read a book and remember what he’s read,... read more
Developing Self-Awareness through Structure and Style
In our blog series “Trust the System,” we have been discussing the importance of teaching the units and skills of the Structure and Style™ Writing Method system in the correct order. (You can... read more
Metacognition Matters: Teaching Thinking Skills through Modeling
When students become aware of their own thinking processes and start to ask and answer questions about their learning, they are using metacognitive thinking skills. In a nutshell, metacognitive thinking happens when learners... read more
The Habit of Making Decisions
IEW’s approach to writing instruction trains students to ask questions, and it creates decision-makers. As they work through the structural models, students grow in their competence and their confidence in making decisions. Let’s... read more
Three Signs of Student Engagement
When IEW’s educational consultants talk with teachers who use our method, we always look forward to asking the question, “What surprises you the most?” Regularly the answer has something to do with how... read more
Special Education Series Part One: Structure and Style™ and Language-Based Learning Disabilities
by Linda Mikottis and Jean Nichols If you are a classroom teacher, chances are you have a number of students in your... read more
A Simple Focus on What Works: Dr. Webster’s Two-Question Test
Teachers by nature are seekers of new and innovative tools to improve our teaching. We sign up for workshops, attend in-services,... read more
Black Tie or Blue Jeans? - Formal Versus Informal Language
Clothes make the man. It’s a cliché, but there is truth to that statement. People tend to make judgments based on... read more
Blog Post: A Tale of Two Districts
With the continued emphasis on writing proficiency for students in American schools, choosing a writing curriculum has undeniably become a data-driven... read more
The Value of a Consistent Writing Process for Schools
A History of Inconsistency Over the course of my thirty-four-year career as an elementary school teacher, I taught at seven schools in... read more
How a Hybrid School Found Success with IEW
Louis Lemmon: Hybrid School Administrator Founded in 2005, Lake Pointe Academy is a K–12 University-Model® school of approximately 195 students. Louis Lemmon served... read more
Learning Styles—Overcoming the Writing Barrier
Whether you are teaching two students or twenty, you have likely noticed that each of your students learns a bit differently.... read more
Developing Self-Awareness through Structure and Style
In our blog series “Trust the System,” we have been discussing the importance of teaching the units and skills of the... read more
Metacognition Matters: Teaching Thinking Skills through Modeling
When students become aware of their own thinking processes and start to ask and answer questions about their learning, they are... read more
The Habit of Making Decisions
IEW’s approach to writing instruction trains students to ask questions, and it creates decision-makers. As they work through the structural models,... read more
Three Signs of Student Engagement
When IEW’s educational consultants talk with teachers who use our method, we always look forward to asking the question, “What surprises... read more
