How Families Support Students
“Our mission is to equip teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers.” Partnering with parents and... read more
EZ+1: At Home and at School
One of the hallmarks of IEW’s Structure and Style® methodology is to assign students composition checklists that follow EZ+1. What does this mean? Simply this: adjust the checklist so that the student is only... read more
Updated and Refined for a New Generation
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® is the award-winning seminar that started it all over thirty years ago. First released in the mid-1990s, this video seminar has influenced thousands of educators in schools, homeschools,... read more
The Writing App Every Student Needs
What is the best thesaurus for student writers? You might expect me to recommend a traditional thesaurus or an online tool. But, the best one I have found is actually an app: IEW... read more
Structure and Style for Students: Schools Pathway
With its video-based instruction, Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) offers schools a powerful tool for teaching writing that supports both teachers and students, especially when they are implementing Structure and Style methodology... read more
Accreditation Progress: What’s on Your Bingo Card?
It started with a question. Every year our daughter Grace poses the question “What is on your bingo card this year?” Instead of New Year’s resolutions, she encourages goals, fun experiences, and opportunities... read more
Expanding Your Stock of Words through Word Lists
“For there is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam” (John Updike). Some students are like... read more
Delving into Decorations IEW Style
As students move through IEW’s structural units at a regular pace, they also learn to insert various stylistic techniques along the way. Initially students learn to insert dress-ups, beginning with the -ly adverb.... read more
How the Word Because Promotes Thinking
In teaching we often focus on how or what students write: the correct answer, the polished sentence, the completed paragraph. The deeper question—the one that shapes critical thinking—is why. A powerful way to... read more
The IEW Checklist Generator: Making EZ+1 Easy!
“Delete row 13. Insert new row above . . . oh, don’t delete that one . . . Oops, I didn’t mean to overwrite my master checklist.” When I began teaching IEW writing... read more
The Power of the Checklist
Many would agree that checklists are helpful tools. Few if any passengers would want to board a plane where the pilot just trusted without first checking that the plane was truly flightworthy. A... read more
How Families Support Students
“Our mission is to equip teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students... read more
EZ+1: At Home and at School
One of the hallmarks of IEW’s Structure and Style® methodology is to assign students composition checklists that follow EZ+1. What does this... read more
Updated and Refined for a New Generation
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® is the award-winning seminar that started it all over thirty years ago. First released in the... read more
The Writing App Every Student Needs
What is the best thesaurus for student writers? You might expect me to recommend a traditional thesaurus or an online tool.... read more
Structure and Style for Students: Schools Pathway
With its video-based instruction, Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) offers schools a powerful tool for teaching writing that supports both... read more
Accreditation Progress: What’s on Your Bingo Card?
It started with a question. Every year our daughter Grace poses the question “What is on your bingo card this year?”... read more
Expanding Your Stock of Words through Word Lists
“For there is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the... read more
Delving into Decorations IEW Style
As students move through IEW’s structural units at a regular pace, they also learn to insert various stylistic techniques along the... read more
How the Word Because Promotes Thinking
In teaching we often focus on how or what students write: the correct answer, the polished sentence, the completed paragraph. The... read more
The IEW Checklist Generator: Making EZ+1 Easy!
“Delete row 13. Insert new row above . . . oh, don’t delete that one . . . Oops, I didn’t... read more
The Power of the Checklist
Many would agree that checklists are helpful tools. Few if any passengers would want to board a plane where the pilot... read more
