I'd purchase TWSS (Teaching Writing: Structure and Style). Even though you'll use at most half the program and probably less than half, you'll find the ...
Hi Kristine, You do not need the extra Canadian materials. The daily lessons provided by IEW are quite sufficient. There have been previous posts from moms...
I picked this up at the homeschool conference this year. It looks like it will be wonderful, and there are quotes on each page that will make good copy ...
Thank you! How much time do you spend on this each day? Do you start out teaching the outline format and go from there before you incorporate this into other...
Hello Angela, I love this book! Every time I look at our "A Word Write Now" I'm reminded of the quote by Mark Twain: "The difference between the right word...
Thank you all for the feedback. I think I will go ahead and get this too. I just wonder if the list words are too advanced for a 3rd and 4th grader? How do...
My 9.5 yo son loves it! Not too advanced at all. If anything, he thinks it's fun to play with the words, and this gives him a good guide for it! Jen Thank...
When I taught literature I taught it every day for 45 or 60 min. per day. I prefer spending an hour on literature so the students could spend more time...
Good day to all! Currently, I am in the process of compiling an Honors English/IEW course. The course is for high school home schooled students and will be ...
Can I pick up a copy of "A Writer's Guide to Perfect Punctuation" at the THSC convention? Robin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Robin, I'm not sure which convention you are attending, but anywhere we have a booth should have plenty of copies. Have a great convention! Laura House IEW...
Hi, I have Student Writing Intensive Group C and I can't find the hand out called "The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey" from day 1. I must have lost it ...
Hi, I thought I sent this last week, but apparently it never went through, so I'm reposting it. My name is Ginger Upshaw and this is my first time posting,...
<<Could someone tell me what the differences are between the student ... Glad that you had the courage to post, Kristine! You brought up an area of confusion...
Hi Janine, I'll get one emailed to you right away :) Laura House IEW Rep/ Moderator ... out called ... don't need ... (http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com/) ... ...
I just wanted to add my "two cents worth" on the spelling issue. Although my three children had been through many spelling programs, they would memorize the...
... This sounds like a great resource. How exactly is is implemented? ie - do you use it like a thesaurus? Does it have an index to look up specific words? ...
Hi, I'm new and would just like to ask whether you think I should get SW1 A or B. My kids ages are 7, 8 and 10. (Is 7 too young to start?)I would really like...
Hi again.... another question. I have been in the files section and several of them read off my screen, and I mean way off my screen. One of them was a single...
Ginger, Thank you for sharing. I'm going to order this book =) Blessings, Linda<>< Linda<>< mom to Joshua 5/98 ,Annette 9/99, Caleb 9/00, Brent 10/01, Ethan...
Laura, I love how you put it "Painless Spelling" maybe it should be renamed ;) I'll be ordering this soon. Thanks everyone. Blessings, Linda<>< Linda<>< mom to...
Level A will suit your family well. I suspect that your 7 yr old will very much enjoy being a part of this! You can refer to your TWSS on adapting to 1st and...
Ah, AWWN is an awesome resource. How to implement it, well that is the question of the day. When we started even Unit II I employed it to find just the right...
and was wondering ... Would ... I too am interested in ideas here! lol A year ago I purchased A Word Write Now and the TWSS DVDs. We have gone through all...
I have this same problem in the files with the words never wrapping to the next line! It's so hard to read! I'm sure it's something simple to fix, but I'm at...
Thanks Ginger - that is helpful. I may look for that book Ange ... From: Ginger Upshaw <wahspu@...> To: IEWfamilies@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July...
Laura, What level did you start out with? Marcia I just wanted to add my "two cents worth" on the spelling issue. Although my three children had been through...
" When I finally tried Excellence in Spelling, they were in high school. My oldest, who couldn't spell to save his life, stated, "I'm willing to try it, just...
