Summer Fun in (and out) of the Sun: Considering Clubs
While the official start of summer is still a few weeks away, Memorial Day unofficially ushers in the highly anticipated season. Over the next few weeks, we are going to share some ideas... read more
Summer Writing Fun with Structure and Style: Podcast Episode 271
If the summer break hasn’t started for you yet, most likely it is just around the corner. While teachers and teaching parents love having a nice break to rest and recharge for the... read more
Using Structure and Style for Students in the Classroom
It’s been a delight to hear from so many teachers who have enjoyed using Structure and Style for Students (SSS) with their classes over the past school year. Many more have inquired as... read more
Delight in Learning: A Contagious Condition
As a dyslexia tutor, one of the ways I connect with other tutors who do the same thing is through social media. I am in a few groups that are made up of... read more
Teaching Documentation with Confidence
For those of you who have an older version of the Student Resource Packet (SRP) and have updated to the most recent edition, you may have noticed that we no longer include bibliography... read more
Reprise of “The Mighty Pen”: Podcast Episode 269
In lieu of launching a new podcast this week, we offer a reprise of Episode 269, The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students to Change the World through Language. For listeners who may already use... read more
WORLD Magazine: A Wealth of Source Material for Teachers of Structure and Style
As the academic year begins to wind down and you begin to reach the end of your writing curriculum, you may be considering ways you can keep your students’ skills strong over the... read more
Stylistic Techniques: the Quality Adjective
During the section of video instruction on key word outlines in Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Andrew Pudewa relates parts of speech to describe people’s personalities. Verb people are those students who love... read more
The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students to Change the World through Language: Podcast Episode 269
At what point does content matter more than Structure and Style? Parents and teachers have often asked Andrew this question, and in podcast Episode 269, the answer to that question becomes the centerpiece... read more
The Power of Poetry
For the past twenty-five years, National Poetry Month has been commemorated in April, celebrating poems and the poets who pen them. Tightly constructed, with every syllable and every word deliberately placed, poems evoke... read more
Motivation and Classroom Management, Part 2: Podcast Episode 268
Last week, Andrew and Julie began a conversation about motivation and its implications for assisting with classroom management. That first episode, Podcast Episode 267, focused primarily on the big picture of defining what... read more
Motivation and Classroom Management, Part 1: Podcast Episode 267
Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker take up their mics once again in podcast Episode 267. In this first of two episodes, they consider the term “motivation.” What is motivation, and what does it... read more
Blog Post: Unit 9 Formal Critique: Beyond the Book Report
Have you ever met someone who remembers fondly doing book reports? Me either. Still, they are one of those tried and true assignments that teachers have given their students for decades. Opinions vary... read more
The Great TWSS Adventure: 2021 Edition
As students begin to excitedly look for summer vacation and the end of school, many educators are also looking forward to having a pause in teaching so that they can invest in themselves.... read more
Homeschool 101: Podcast Episode 265
This past year, did you become a first-time homeschooler? Are you considering extending your homeschooling experience next year, whether by continuing to home educate or perhaps by doing a bit of afterschooling? In... read more
Opportunities Abound: How IEW Accreditation Assists Parents and Teachers
Nearly every day, the IEW office receives calls from parents looking for accredited instructors. Parents are seeking instructors who have demonstrated mastery of the Structure and Style approach, and they recognize the best... read more
The Benefits of Mastery Education: Podcast Episode 264
Mastery learning is all the rage right now. You may wonder whether the Structure and Style approach follows a mastery-based approach. If so, wonder no longer. Podcast Episode 264 will settle the question. Andrew... read more
Stylistic Techniques: More about the Strong Verb
In a blog post last week, I introduced the strong verb dress-up. The third dress-up to be introduced, the strong verb constructs a clearer visual image of the action in the reader’s mind.... read more
Stylistic Techniques: The Strong Verb
In the Structure and Style sequence, the strong verb is the third dress-up to be introduced, sandwiched between the who/which clause and the because clause. Strong verbs replace their more bland siblings and... read more
Teaching Literature through Discussion, Part 2: Podcast Episode 263
In last week’s podcast episode, Andrew and Julie focused on how instructors and parents can discuss literature with their students. In this week’s episode, 263, they demonstrate what an actual discussion could look... read more
How the Structure and Style Writing Approach Supports Reading
While the act of reading appears, at least on the surface, to be simple, it is anything but. Reading is actually an extremely complicated activity that involves lots of simultaneous processes within the... read more
Summer Fun in (and out) of the Sun: Considering Clubs
While the official start of summer is still a few weeks away, Memorial Day unofficially ushers in the highly anticipated season.... read more
Summer Writing Fun with Structure and Style: Podcast Episode 271
If the summer break hasn’t started for you yet, most likely it is just around the corner. While teachers and teaching... read more
Using Structure and Style for Students in the Classroom
It’s been a delight to hear from so many teachers who have enjoyed using Structure and Style for Students (SSS) with... read more
Delight in Learning: A Contagious Condition
As a dyslexia tutor, one of the ways I connect with other tutors who do the same thing is through social... read more
Teaching Documentation with Confidence
For those of you who have an older version of the Student Resource Packet (SRP) and have updated to the most... read more
Reprise of “The Mighty Pen”: Podcast Episode 269
In lieu of launching a new podcast this week, we offer a reprise of Episode 269, The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students... read more
WORLD Magazine: A Wealth of Source Material for Teachers of Structure and Style
As the academic year begins to wind down and you begin to reach the end of your writing curriculum, you may... read more
Stylistic Techniques: the Quality Adjective
During the section of video instruction on key word outlines in Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Andrew Pudewa relates parts of... read more
The Mighty Pen: Teaching Students to Change the World through Language: Podcast Episode 269
At what point does content matter more than Structure and Style? Parents and teachers have often asked Andrew this question, and... read more
The Power of Poetry
For the past twenty-five years, National Poetry Month has been commemorated in April, celebrating poems and the poets who pen them.... read more
Motivation and Classroom Management, Part 2: Podcast Episode 268
Last week, Andrew and Julie began a conversation about motivation and its implications for assisting with classroom management. That first episode,... read more
Motivation and Classroom Management, Part 1: Podcast Episode 267
Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker take up their mics once again in podcast Episode 267. In this first of two episodes,... read more
Blog Post: Unit 9 Formal Critique: Beyond the Book Report
Have you ever met someone who remembers fondly doing book reports? Me either. Still, they are one of those tried and... read more
The Great TWSS Adventure: 2021 Edition
As students begin to excitedly look for summer vacation and the end of school, many educators are also looking forward to... read more
Homeschool 101: Podcast Episode 265
This past year, did you become a first-time homeschooler? Are you considering extending your homeschooling experience next year, whether by continuing... read more
Opportunities Abound: How IEW Accreditation Assists Parents and Teachers
Nearly every day, the IEW office receives calls from parents looking for accredited instructors. Parents are seeking instructors who have demonstrated... read more
The Benefits of Mastery Education: Podcast Episode 264
Mastery learning is all the rage right now. You may wonder whether the Structure and Style approach follows a mastery-based approach.... read more
Stylistic Techniques: More about the Strong Verb
In a blog post last week, I introduced the strong verb dress-up. The third dress-up to be introduced, the strong verb... read more
Stylistic Techniques: The Strong Verb
In the Structure and Style sequence, the strong verb is the third dress-up to be introduced, sandwiched between the who/which clause... read more
Teaching Literature through Discussion, Part 2: Podcast Episode 263
In last week’s podcast episode, Andrew and Julie focused on how instructors and parents can discuss literature with their students. In... read more
How the Structure and Style Writing Approach Supports Reading
While the act of reading appears, at least on the surface, to be simple, it is anything but. Reading is actually... read more
