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Teachers & Administrators

It has been so exciting watching my students grow this year, and boy, do I feel more competent! Several of my students have remarked that their older siblings think their writing sounds like high school level. What a big boost for their self esteem. I found my best students were beginning to vary their sentence starters without any instruction. I’m looking forward to starting out with your materials next year. Thanks for everything.
Carol Boyer
5th Grade Teacher
Richland, WA

Midway through this past school year, I adjusted my lesson plans to incorporate this curriculum. My 7th grade students caught on very quickly and their writing improved almost overnight.
Mark Barnes
Port Angeles, WA teacher

I’m thoroughly impressed with the organization, content & usefulness of this program. Thanks a million for a day well spent.
Valerie Larson, Teacher
Coeur d’Alene

Anything comparable? There’s nothing out there that’s even comparable to this for teaching children to write. The bite-sized, well-sequenced units are just right for elementary children…encourages creativity by giving them a form in which to express their ideas.
Ellen DiMarco
Montana teacher

Makes it easy for kids to produce quality work and feel very successful.
Betty Wiebe
Alberta teacher

Great Stuff! I believe it will help comprehension, one of our low areas. The children love it. Thanks for making my job less difficult and more enjoyable.
Resource Center Teacher
Anchorage, AK

Parents

We ordered the writing program from you last year and it has made such a difference to my boys they “get” writing now and enjoy it.  I am very grateful that you have stock here in NZ, and we are all looking forward to the spelling program (boys not so certain about the poetry, but my daughter is very excited!)
Jenny, Parent

My son was 15 when we started with the Student Writing Intensive. His writing and comprehension has blossomed, so much so he had no problem completing assignments well above his age group.
Adrian, Home school father

Andrew Pudewa is a talented speaker who captures the attention of his students. Andrew’s DVDs are effective tools for teaching the Writing, Structure and Style course. Our children found him easy to follow and enjoyable to listen to. Although the course assignments required a reasonable degree of effort, Andrew made them manageable. I recommend using these DVDs to enhance your children’s writing.
Lynette Brand

Andrew is a talented, enthusiastic and humorous teacher with a remarkable ability to teach children like no other. Our family has been using his material for a number of years and have never been disappointed. His writing courses are truly “excellent”. He has a passion for excellence in writing and communication and can present his ideas to the most reluctant or talented writer alike.
Lisa Frater

I have been kicking myself ever since I was in your class in Portland on Friday, and have been kicking myself ever since for not going two years ago when I first heard about it! It was wonderful. I began on Monday morning with my 10 and 12 year old children and I have already seen results I could not have imagined.
Tutti Souders

I attended your seminar in Boise. I was absolutely inspired. I introduced the curriculum to my 4th grade daughter immediately. Upon completing her first paragraph, including two dress-ups, she wrapped her arms around my waist and, with tears in her eyes, thanked me for taking your class. This curriculum is an answer to our prayers!
Shelly Miller

Our latest Houston Video workshop was a smashing success! In the words of one mom that I spoke with yesterday, “My son said, ‘Mom, I want to do writing every day!’”
Renee Mathis
Video Seminar Presenter

For the first time in our home school experience, we are actually seeing growth and progress in his writing! The biggest blessing, however, comes from seeing him growing in confidence in a stress-free environment. When my “hands are off content,” my suggestions aren’t perceived as an attack on his personality. When I am only adding on the “rules of the game” (which is what I call the dress ups, etc.) and adjusting for grammar, I am freed up to be his biggest cheerleader instead of his biggest critic! He seems to like the idea that his isn’t expected to come up with it all on his own, and he is receptive to our “modeling.” We have already seen changes in his choices of words, editing skills, and creative thought. Thanks again!
Claire Warfel

One of the best investments I have made. I am very enthused with the potential of this material to vastly improve my children’s ability to write. The money spent to attend the seminar is one of the best investments I have made in curriculum in the eight years I have been home schooling.
Rachel Casbon

Our family has been home schooling for 5 years and has tried numerous language arts programs. None have provided such a comprehensive program for teaching writing. By working with outlines and identifying key words, each one has been able to write well-constructed paragraphs. This program presents writing in a logical sequence and gives a structure to write from. They are no longer writing from a “black hole.” I especially appreciate the check sheets when marking the children’s work. Finally I have objective criteria with which to judge the paragraphs.
Bev Cleveland

Ever wondered how to help a child: who, when asked to write a story, never knows what to write about- who persistently begins each sentence with “I” or “We” - who lacks the techniques for researching and planning a report (or essay) - who has interesting ideas and vivid vocabulary but doesn’t know how to put the zing into the beginning or end of a story? My children (12 and 14 yrs) are a mix of the above, each with different needs. When a friend excitedly told me of the wonderful writing programme she had completed I decided to explore it further. Particularly appealing were the step by step videos introducing parents to the techniques, and the practical tool kit contained in the manual: sheets of helpful words, techniques for taking notes, summarizing, varying sentence beginnings and dressing up writing; ideas for creative writing, reports, essays, speeches and more! Initially we joined a group in order to help my son who is a reluctant writer, but the benefits have been much greater than we anticipated. Thanks to the techniques she mastered, my daughter - who is naturally full of ideas, was able to turn out a winning entry in the recent Nestle’s write Around NZ contest. A word of advice: Don’t be put off by the programme’s unappealing name: Teaching writing structure and style (the teaching videos are surprisingly humorous) your children may moan and groan about doing the writing, even though you try to make it fun…. but persevere! I cannot recommend this programme highly enough! It is suitable for a variety of writing abilities and ages. Although beginning young is best!

Students

When I arrived at class and you started to tell “lawyer” jokes, I knew it would be more interesting than I had anticipated. The paragraph checklists and style charts, which are now tacked to my bulletin board, make all the difference in my writing. I thank you for traveling such a long way just to teach us how to write. I appreciate it.
Emily Turner - Age 14

I am so grateful I took this class! I have always disliked writing because it was never really clear what I should do. Your exact way of teaching us will be a benefit to me forever, I’m sure. Thanks again.
Peter Grenille - Age 13

He was quite funny and I enjoyed doing the courses.
Laura Brand - Age 10

I loved the course very much.
Hannah Brand - Age 6

Your student workshop was great. It was the first time I really liked writing. I never would have learned a “which” clause or a key word outline. Thank you for making the tapes. I learned a lot of things.
Andrew Persaud - Age 8