Episode 90: Ask Andrew Anything

In this edition of Ask Andrew Anything, Andrew answers questions from school teachers and parents such as "What can I do to avoid teacher's burnout?" and "Can you please discuss more on character study for reading comprehension and writing?".
Referenced Materials:
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
Phonetic Zoo Spelling Program
Student Writing Intensive
Online Classes
The Four Deadly Errors
Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Audio Talk
Article

Lindamood-Bell
The Arts of Language
Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Article
DVD Seminar

 Latinam Discamus (Let's Learn Latin)
Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2

Fix It! Grammar
A Word Write Now
Teaching the Classics by Adam Andrews and Missy Andrews
A Guide to Writing Your Novel by Lee Roddy 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Questions Asked:
1:33-Anne-Marie asks "Can Mr. Pudewa also expand on why the Kindergarten – Second grade class used the word “fox” both in the title and the KWO,  but he desired for the students in the 3rd – 5th grade class to not use the word  “grasshopper” in the KWO at first since the word “grasshopper” was in the title."
3:31-Courtney asks "Andrew mentioned Suzuki like math instruction and the value of drills in education. My question is: What math programs would you recommend that is in alignment with IEW type of instruction (for both K-2 learners and beyond)?"
8:56-Kate asks "A question about burnout (teacher's burnout), I teach Masters and Undergraduate students at the University, I homeschool my three kids (ages: 3, 8, 12), I'm a Girl Scout Leader, and I also Lead a Monthly 4H Co-Op Project. Some homeschool parents are even busier with more kids, additional volunteer work, and co-ops.  Sometimes I feel I'm tired of "teaching," or better said, tired of the "traditional teacher delivery/image." Do you have any suggestions to avoid teacher's burnout? Or possible alternatives (activities, ideas) to the traditional delivery method?"
15:08-Julie asks "My question is this, while my son reads at a college level, he does occasionally come across words that he can't decode and seems to have lost the ability to decode unfamiliar words. I'm unsure if I should go back and focus on decoding (that seems labor intensive considering his reading level is so high and frankly I wouldn't know what method to use at his age), or should I focus on vocabulary building."
20:15-Kim asks "I am watching Unit 9 in TWSS. Andrew is really encouraging students to increase their vocabulary. Does he recommend workbooks like Wordly Wise, or are the word lists he provides enough? He only referred to word lists and Greek/Latin roots."
24:24-Kaye asks "Can you please discuss more on character study for reading comprehension and writing?"
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