Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker address how to assist students who join midyear. They discuss whether it is necessary to teach all the previous units before new students join the rest of the class and how to handle customizing the checklist. Listen to this helpful conversation that focuses on the best practices that will truly benefit a student.




 



Referenced Materials




• Bible-Based Writing Lessons (iew.com/bbw-ts)


• Episode 398: Think like Shakespeare, Part 1 (iew.com/support/podcast/episode-398-think-shakespeare-part-1)


• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® (iew.com/twss2)


• Structure and Style Overview (iew.com/free-sso)


• Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing (iew.com/fde) audio talk by Andrew Pudewa


• IEW Checklist Generator™ (iew.com/support/blog/online-iew-checklist-generator)


• “IEW's Checklist: Supporting Student Success” (iew.com/support/blog/celebrating-the-checklist)


• Premium Membership (iew.com/premium-membership)


• Principles of Motivation (iew.com/principles-of-motivation-andrew-pudewa) audio talk by Andrew Pudewa


• “Perfecting Style with Time and Practice” (iew.com/support/blog/perfecting-style-time-practice)


• Transcript of Podcast Episode 498 (storage.googleapis.com/iew-public-production/files/podcast/fileattachment/E498_Transcript_20251111.pdf)