The Arts of Language Podcast

From when Andrew studied under Shinichi Suzuki, he remembers the great teacher using humor while he taught. Grateful for the humor, Andrew asks, "What makes something funny?" Join us this week as Andrew explains the health benefits of humor, discusses its value in a classroom setting, and shares the different components that make things humorous.  Referenced Materials: Structure and Style® for Students Year 1 Level B Shinichi Suzuki Humor in Teaching audio talk by Andrew Pudewa Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins The International Society for Humor Studies "The Ingenious Little Old Man" by John Bennett The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain "Andrew's Joke of the Month" YouTube Playlist Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

If you have ever worked with children, you have probably noticed some differences between boys and girls. This week, Andrew and Julie hone in on the topic. Referencing research and recounting his own experience, Andrew provides informative insight on the learning differences between boys and girls and shares how awareness of the differences can be useful in a learning environment. Referenced Materials: "Optimizing Instruction for Boys and Girls" Dr. Leonard Sax Dr. Sax's Books Why Gender Matters Boys Adrift Girls on the Edge The Collapse of Parenting  Podcast with Dr. Sax Teaching Boys & Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day audio talk by Andrew Pudewa The Art and Science of Motivation  Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2 Article The Boy Crisis by Warren Farrell Ph.D. and John Gray Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

If an episode number ends in zero, then that means it's time for another Ask Andrew Anything! Join us this week as Julie asks Andrew questions submitted by our listeners. Pulling from his experience, Andrew provides insightful and informative answers to questions ranging from how to know if you're expecting too much from your student, to how to help when the source text seems overwhelming. Referenced Materials: Structure and Style® for Students Bible-Based Writing Lessons Susan Barton "Nurturing Competent Communicators"  Fix It!™ Grammar Theme-Based Writing Lessons Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Paradise Lost by John Milton Printing with Letter Stories [Blackline Masters]  Card Game  Classroom Cards  Cursive Knowledge Paper and Pen: What the Research Says audio talk by Andrew Pudewa Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

Picking up where he left off last week, Andrew continues to share pedagogical lessons that he has learned from movies over the years. As Andrew points out, not all movies are suitable for students, but the stories found in them have shaped him into a better teacher. GO TO: PARt 1 Referenced Materials: Lean on Me Akeelah and the Bee The Bells of St. Mary’s Finding Forrester  Bridge to Terabithia  book A River Runs Through It book Nature Deficit Disorder audio talk by Andrew Pudewa The Browning Version Goodbye Mr. Chips Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

As a teacher himself, Andrew has given many talks on pedagogical lessons at conferences across the nation. This week, Andrew shares a few of his favorite movies that relate to some of those lessons. Join us for part one of this two-part series, and learn about the different insights Andrew has gleaned from movies over the years. Referenced Materials: Lean on Me Principles of Motivation and Skills Development audio talk by Andrew Pudewa Akeelah and the Bee Spellbound The Bells of St. Mary’s Why Gender Matters by Dr. Leonard Sax Podcast with Dr. Sax Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing audio talk by Andrew Pudewa Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

In a world with many opinions, it's important to teach students how to take up an issue and write persuasively. In this episode Andrew and Julie walk through the pathway of developing an essayist and discuss how teachers can cultivate critical thinking. Additionally Andrew and Julie talk about the importance of acknowledging and respecting the opposing point of view when engaging in a discussion or writing persuasively. Referenced Materials: Dr. James B. Webster Developing the Essayist audio talk by Andrew Pudewa Structure and Style® for Students Teaching Writing: Structure and Style The Ultimate Questions audio talk by Maureen Richards Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

It seems that many people are natural-born spellers while others are not. Either way, Andrew and Julie discuss the importance of mastery through repetition when it comes to the subject. Referring to The Phonetic Zoo, Andrew and Julie talk about the history of the program and share the benefits of an auditory-based spelling program. Referenced Materials: The Phonetic Zoo Anna Ingham Dr. James B. Webster Laddie by Gene Stratton-Porter Penrod by Booth Tarkington Spelling and the Brain Audio talk Video talk Why Great Grammar Doesn't Guarantee Great Writers Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

For this special edition of the Homeschool 101 episodes, Andrew and Julie are honored to welcome actor, author, and homeschool mom Sam Sorbo. In this episode, Sam talks about her journey to homeschooling, or "self-teaching" as Sam calls it. Sam shares how important it is for students to be given the tools of learning so that they can take ownership of their education. Be encouraged as Sam discusses the most important things to focus on in your home: faith, family, and freedom.  REFERENCED MATERIALS: Podcast with Yvette Hampton Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution Sam Sorbo Kevin Sorbo Hercules: The Legendary Journeys God's Not Dead Let There Be Light The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer They're Your Kids by Sam Sorbo Teach from Love by Sam Sorbo Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto School's Out with Sam Sorbo Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com

Grammar is certainly important, but it doesn't guarantee a good writer. Why? This week, Andrew and Julie address the question. Andrew will tell you that grammar is most effective for better writing when taught in the right context and at the right time. Tune in to learn about the value of incorporating grammar instruction within writing assignments, and gain insight on when is a good time to begin teaching grammar. Andrew and Julie will also touch on how Fix It!™ Grammar fits into our methodology.   Referenced Materials: Fix It! Grammar Podcast with Denise Kelley Enough about Grammar by Joe Floren But, but, but ... What about Grammar? by Andrew Pudewa The War Against Grammar by David Mulroy Structure and Style® for Students Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

Recently IEW announced the release of the fourth edition of our award-winning Fix It! Grammar program. Because of the release, Julie welcomes Denise Kelley, a good friend and IEW's senior product manager. Join us as Denise shares a bit about her role at IEW, discusses her involvement in the fourth edition of the product, and talks about the improved changes that customers can expect to see in the new edition. You won't want to miss this episode as Julie and Denise even walk through a Fix It! Grammar sentence to show you what fixing sentences is like in the new edition.  Referenced Materials: Denise Kelley Fix It! Grammar Online Classes Structure and Style® for Students Pamela White Town Mouse and Country Mouse: Week 14, Day 1 Fix It! Grammar Cards Click here to enter the Fix It! Grammar drawing.  Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

How many total gifts were given in the twelve days of Christmas song? Tune in to find out! In the spirit of Christmas, IEW gives away gifts on each of the days of Christmas, and this week Andrew and Julie share what some of those gifts are this year. We're on Day 3 now, so click the link in the show notes to receive notifications on the gifts each day!  Referenced Materials: Twelve Days of Christmas Giving 2021 Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization The Profound Power of Poetry Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing Pumpkin Spice Cake Humor in Teaching and Speaking IEW's YouTube Channel  "Andrew's Joke of the Month" YouTube Playlist Spelling and the Brain The Phonetic Zoo Fix It! Grammar Cursive Knowledge Principles of Motivation and Skills Development Premium Membership The Profound Effects of Music on Life Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

With Christmas a few days away, Andrew and Julie share some of the Christmas traditions they grew up with and talk about some traditions that their families now have. Join in on the holiday spirit and learn about some favorite traditions from the duo, like singing songs and reading Christmas poems and stories. Referenced Materials: Homeschool Relief — If you would like to offer support for the homeschool community, visit the link here. Amahl and the Night Visitors A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Lessons in Cinema: Part 1 | Part 2 The Man Who Invented Christmas  Book  Movie  Skipping Christmas by John Grisham A Charlie Brown Christmas "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore "The Gift" by Bryan Hart "Journey of the Magi" by T.S. Eliot "The Twelve Days of Christmas" "A Song for a Christmas Tree" by Louisa May Alcott "A Bell" by Clinton Scollard "Christmas in India" by Rudyard Kipling Twelve Days of Christmas Giving 2021 "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry Letters From Father Christmas J.R.R. Tolkein Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

It's episode 300! To commemorate the milestone, Andrew and Julie recorded the podcast live with video during IEW's "Friday Night Live with Andrew Pudewa" event last month. In this special edition of "Ask Andrew Anything," Julie asks Andrew questions from parents and teachers who submitted questions for the live event. Tune in to hear insight from Andrew on the benefits of cursive writing, and be encouraged by Andrew's advice about looking at the progress of your students. You won't want to miss the lightning round at the end when Julie asks Andrew fun questions from students across the country! Click the link in the show notes to watch the video of the podcast. Referenced Materials: Video of Episode 300 Paper and Pen audio talk by Andrew Pudewa Impacting English Language Learners with Structure and Style Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization Podcast with Chris Pudewa Part 1 | Part 2 "Convert ... to Pens!" Structure and Style® for Students Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com.

Reflecting on his childhood, Andrew fondly remembers his father reading poetry aloud to him and his sister as they sailed on their sailboat. This week, Andrew and Julie turn to the topic of poetry and discuss the value in hearing, learning, and reciting it. The duo talk about the appreciation of poetry for its music-like nature and discuss the great joy in sharing poetry with others.  REFERENCED MATERIALS: "The Profound Power of Poetry" Nurturing Competent Communicators "What to Do with Foxes - A Sonnet" by Andrew Pudewa Favorite Poems Old and New Compiled by Helen Ferris "Eletelephony" by Laura Elizabeth Richards "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll "The Land of Counterpane" by Robert Louis Stevenson "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com

Why learn Latin? So that you can understand all of Andrew's Latin jokes! This week, Andrew and Julie talk about the dead language and discuss the benefits of learning it. Learn how Latin lays the foundation for learning other languages, and gain insight on how it helps in the understanding of English grammar.  REFERENCED MATERIALS: "Latin Comes to Life" Magalog But, but, but ... What about Grammar? Memoria Press SPQR Latin Dictionary and Reader "Why Study Latin?" by Cheryl Lowe Michelle Robinson Henle Latin by Robert J. Henle Classical Conversations® Classical Academic Press®: Song School Latin Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com