Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the power of gratitude. Andrew reads a letter from a student expressing his gratitude for the writing courses. In sharing things they are grateful for, Andrew and Julie encourage listeners to see how simply expressing thanks can change your perspective.

Referenced Materials

• Structure and Style® for Students
• “You Don’t Have to Like It”  article by Andrew Pudewa
• Principles of Motivation  audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 452

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

Thirty years ago, Andrew Pudewa began offering writing seminars to homeschool parents. In this episode, Julie Walker asks Andrew to reflect on those thirty years, share some of the highlights of those years, and discuss how students and adults are using the Structure and Style® method in the classroom as well as in the real world. He ends with why it is so important for people to learn how to write and speak and communicate in a world that so desperately needs leaders with those skills.

Referenced Materials

• What Are We Really Doing Here? by Andrew Pudewa
  • Article
  • Audio talk
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
• Seminar Workbook
• Structure and Style for Students
• Structure and Style for Students: Year 3 Level B
• University-Ready Writing
• Transcript for Podcast Episode 451

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

Happy 30th birthday, IEW! In this special Ask Andrew Anything episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker are joined in the studio by IEW staff members from Oklahoma and around the United States. Listen as Andrew answers questions from listeners presented by the live audience, including how to apply Structure and Style to other languages, how to teach multiple ages, how to translate IEW skills to other assignments, and many others. 

Referenced Materials

• IEW Team
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
• EZ+1
• Theme-Based Writing Lessons
• Checklist Generator™
• “Reading: Ideas to Encourage Your Students”
• Bark of the Bog Owl
• Bible-Based Writing Lessons
• Structure and Style for Students: Year 1 Level C
• Dual Enrollment with Christian Halls International
• NCFCA
• Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
• “The Value of the KWO”
• Episode 376: A Necessary Conversation about Artificial Intelligence
• Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Episode 333: Letter to the Editor
• IEW Online Classes
• Link to Episode 450 Video
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 450

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

Homeschooling preschool does not have to be complicated! In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss simple ways to incorporate the listening and speaking skills that will best prepare younger students for reading and writing.

Referenced Materials

• Cultivating Language Arts  – Preschool through High School audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Read-Aloud Revival Podcast
• Read-Aloud Revival Booklists
• Waxwing Books
• Classical Kids — Susan Hammond
• By Heart: The Goodness of Memory
• Nurturing Competent Communicators audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 449

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker interview Hannah Maruyama to learn about her experience with higher education and job training, understand why she calls college “buying a degree,” and discover how parents can assist their students with planning well for their future. If you have a high school or college student, this episode is for you!

Referenced Materials

• Degree Free
• Hannah Maruyama
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Structure and Style for Students: Year 2 Level B
• University-Ready Writing
• Mike Rowe
• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu study
• The Degree Free Way by Ryan and Hannah Maruyama
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 448

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In this episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker are joined by Jennifer Mauser, IEW Schools Division Educational Consultant and our in-house expert on learning differences. Andrew and Julie ask Jennifer about teaching and helping students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. The Structure and Style® method can be especially helpful for these students because it breaks down the writing process into manageable steps. They discuss how IEW’s methods and materials also assist gifted and talented students.

Referenced Materials

• Jennifer Mauser
• Barton Reading & Spelling System
• Episode 159: IEW and Dyslexia – A Conversation with Susan Barton
• Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide
• Episode 231: The Dyslexic Advantage – A Conversation with Brock and Fernette Eide
• NeuroLearning app
• The Dyslexic Advantage
• Emily Hanford
• Science of Reading
• Orton-Gillingham
• Episode 378: IEW and Dysgraphia with Jennifer Mauser
• Episode 197: Living with Dyslexia – An Interview with Chris Pudewa 
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 447

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker dive into inquiry-based learning, which leads to critical thinking skills and problem solving skills. They walk listeners through the nine units of Structure and Style® and how they encourage creativity, thinking skills, and problem solving.

Referenced Materials

• By Heart: The Goodness of Memory audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Episode 439: Active Learning Strategies
• Structure and Style® for Students
• "What the Heck Is Inquiry-Based Learning?"
• "What Is ‘Inquiry-Based Learning’?: Types, Benefits, Examples"
• Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Frontiers in Writing
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 446

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In this week’s episode, Julie Walker switches places with Andrew Pudewa and is our special guest! Andrew invites Julie to share some of the wisdom gained from more than twenty years of homeschooling her three boys. She talks about the habits that made homeschooling successful and also reflects on some of the things that she would have done differently. Enjoy the gentle mentoring that Julie provides in this encouraging episode.

Referenced Materials

• Disciplining Your Teens and Other Dangerous Endeavors audio talk by Julie Walker
• “Zapata” by Joel Walker 
• The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• The Boy Crisis by Warren Farrell and John Gray
• The Bible Story
• “Teaching Teens the Power of Discipline”
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 445

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk about one of Andrew’s favorite subjects—healthy living. He shares the changes he has made recently and the resources he has used. Finally, they offer easy ways homeschoolers in particular can incorporate a healthier lifestyle.

Referenced Materials

• "Richard Branson: Finding the Right Balance in Business"
• Eat to Beat Disease by William W. Li
• Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
• Episode 364: Health and Wellness with Katie Wells
• The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung
• Episode 348: Nature Deficit Disorder
• Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
• 1000 Hours Outside™
• Until the Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 444

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the benefits of eating meals as a family, from healthier eating habits to more confident communicators. Julie also shares a resource on cooking once a month. Listen and be encouraged to put down your phone and start a conversation over a meal.

Referenced Materials

• Cultivating Language Arts – Preschool through High School audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Once-a-Month Cooking
• Once-a-Month Cooking by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg
• “How Kids Can Help in the Kitchen”
• “Science-Based Benefits of Family Mealtime”
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 443

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]

In the second part of this series, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker continue to discuss how to apply the concepts of the Structure and Style® method to read and write better in a language that is not your primary language. Can IEW’s materials be adapted to other languages? Andrew talks about the value of copywork specifically to help with learning the patterns and vocabulary of other languages.

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Referenced Materials

• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® (TWSS)
• Episode 354: Paper and Pen — What the Research Says
• Duolingo
• Episode 333: Letter to the Editor
• From Copywork to Composition: Teaching Writing through Imitation audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 442

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to [email protected]
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or [email protected]