Fun & Easy Ways to Learn

Your child is wired to learn, but when reading and writing feel like a struggle, it can be confusing and discouraging. Finding the right approach can unlock your child’s natural strengths and turn frustration into progress. Read through these curriculum options to move your child forward in comprehension and confidence in language arts.

Institute for Excellence in Writing

Learning to write is foundational to a child’s education, but for many students it is confusing and frustrating. Likewise, for some teachers, training students in composition can seem overly complex and burdensome. However, teaching students to write well is not only possible, it can be enjoyable! Learn how to get started using IEW’s effective and enjoyable approach for teaching composition to reluctant writers, gifted students, and everyone in between.

Using models, checklists, and a clear pathway for incremental skill progression—an approach we call EZ+1—IEW’s Structure and Style® writing method instills confidence and builds competence in writing for students of all ages and abilities. You can teach your students to write. We can help!

Watch to learn more about the EZ+1 method here !

Clear Water Press

Who knew writing could be so much fun?

Engaging for students. Easy for parents. Fosters a love of writing.

At Clear Water Press, we’re all about story-centered learning.

Each of our programs is designed as a creative project students can complete in one school year. (Or set your own pace!)

Cover Story leads students, step-by-step, through the process of creating content for their own magazine. They write short stories, nonfiction articles, poems, and many other short pieces.

One Year Adventure Novel guides students through the process of writing their own novel. Both eager writers and reluctant writers can have their skills transformed! Includes access to several support resources.

Byline puts students in the role of a 1930s-era newspaper reporter as they dig up stories from the past. The program guides them into compelling journalistic writing. In the process, students are equipped to write great academic essays!

See the Clear Water Press Writing Programs

Light Up Literature Curriculum

Fun and Easy Ways to Learn . . . That Actually Work

Does your middle schooler:

rush through reading?
guess instead of thinking?
freeze when asked, “Why?”

That’s not a motivation problem.

It’s a structure problem.

The Light Up Literature™ Mystery Series turns reading into a case your child wants to solve.

Instead of worksheets, they:

investigate clues
track facts and evidence
compare possibilities
prove their thinking

Students tackle mysteries like:

Now they have a reason to slow down—and a way to explain their answers with confidence.

✔ Short, one-day Lite Mysteries

✔ Deeper investigations with writing support

✔ Built for ADHD, reluctant, and overwhelmed learners

This is the shift:

from guessing → to thinking → to explaining

Give your child a reason to read—and a way to succeed.

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