Pinterest has been so useful! I have found so many great teaching ideas that I can easily categorize and quickly retrieve. My pinterest page.

IEW is pricey and I've researched it for many years trying to determine how valuable it really would be in our homeshool. Well this past summer I borrowed it and watched the entire course, and was sold! This is 1 product that is really worth all the hype. Your children will learn to write, and write superbly. This week I introduced Unit 6 and had him watch the free webinar. It's an hour long and teaches him everything he needs to know. I plan on purchasing Teaching Writing with Structure and Style. This kids and I will watch this again, and again. 

I will say I tried to get around purchasing this course, but there is really no substitute. I listened to his mp3's and even bought a student book for $10 and tried to implement the program, but it didn't work. The core course is really necessary to successfully implement the program. After teaching this course now for a few months I have wished weekly, that I had the DVD's to refer to, even though I took more than 10 pages worth of notes when I watched it in the summer. Writing composition is an essential life-long skill and well worth the investment!