ADULT Training Program

Want to teach our writing process to your students?
This program is for you.

Broadly speaking, our community is created to serve educators. But more specifically, it is created to connect lay educators, parent educators, and co-op educators. As traditional education often no longer meets the needs of students, and as parents step in to actively and authoritatively bring quality education to their children, we are here to partner with you to bring the best support through rigorous teaching materials, relational instruction, and community connections.

Our writing instruction is the hub around which all other instructional content flows. We begin by teaching our 4-step writing methods, and then we study great literature and practice applying those steps well. Over years of practice, students become excellent, confident writers.

Content

This program will teach you how to instruct your student on:

• Gathering and organizing quality ideas related to topics and prompts

• Outlining information in a logical order

• Creating quality sentences and paragraphs

• Utilizing stylistic elements and adding interesting information

• Understanding necessary grammar rules and how to apply them

• Assessing quality of work based on four main components: content, organization, grammar, and style

• Editing independently to create the BEST (not simply more) writing

• Applying the reader’s perspective while writing

• Blending literature with writing to study authors’ proficient writing

• Developing critical thinking and verbal communication skills

• Suggesting methods to evaluate your student’s writing

• and MUCH more!

Program Format

It’s much easier than it may seem (the key is proper training and consistent practice), and we are here to support you along your journey to learning how to teach excellent writing to students of any and every age.

Writing Foundations Seminar – $75

+ Required Product Bundle ($60 or $90)
Total Training Time: 5 hours

This seminar delivers comprehensive instruction in the full writing process, emphasizing the power of great paragraphs as the building blocks of essays. You’ll receive clear, structured training to develop both confidence and skill.

Includes:

• 4 hours live instruction

  • Step-by-step instruction for Steps 1–4 of the writing process

  • Strategies drawn directly from our Elementary or Intermediate Handbooks

• Live Q&A and oral feedback

• Optional Follow-Up Session (60–90 minutes)

  • Submit your own writing sample and receive guided feedback

  • A chance to apply what you’ve learned with coaching support

Note: This seminar requires the purchase of one of our Writing Foundations bundles (Elementary or Intermediate), available on our Products Page.

NEW: Targeted Adult Workshops – $35/class

(60–90 minutes each)
*Prerequisite: Writing Foundations Seminar

These shorter, focused sessions allow adults to deepen their knowledge and receive expert guidance in specific areas. Designed as practical workshops, each session includes instruction, discussion, and tools to implement immediately.

Workshop Topics Include:

• Early Writers: Guiding students through basic and expanded paragraph writing

• Intermediate Writing: Supporting multi-paragraph writing and chunk structure

• Blending Literature with Writing: How to use books to inspire meaningful writing

• Grading & Feedback: Learn how to evaluate student writing and offer feedback that promotes growth

1:1 Mentorship (By Request)

*Rates determined case-by-case

For those seeking personalized instruction or coaching, we offer custom mentorship sessions. These can focus on:

• Your writing

• Student work samples

• Curriculum implementation

• Or any area you want to grow in as a writing instructor

To request mentorship, contact us to schedule a brief consultation.

Current ATP Offerings

FAQs

The ATP equips two important groups of adults:

1. Parents who desire to become better equipped to teach and support their own children’s instruction

2. Instructors in co-ops where writing instruction is offered

While we will continue to offer live virtual classes, we understand that in-person instruction is important for students. That is why we support families and co-ops where students come together to learn. Our ATP is designed to equip and empower other adults to teach our tried-and-true writing methods. We want to partner with you and your co-op to bring our great instruction to your students. If you simply provide a willing individual, we will do the training and mentoring.

A good candidate is someone who is eager to partner with others to learn how to teach our tried and true writing methods to their own children, or students in a local co-op or school. We understand that adults are extremely busy individuals; therefore, this program is designed to be as efficient as possible – for you. While a variety of options are available for you to become a part of our community and learn our writing methods, nothing surpasses relational instruction. This is what you will receive in our ATP Handbook Training Seminar and mentoring program. Our goal is to help you become a confident writing instructor, so we are doing our best to work with your busy, demanding schedule. We simply need a teachable individual, ready to learn how to become an even better writing instructor. This opportunity is available for ALL adults: parents (and grandparents), co-op leaders and instructors, school teachers, etc.

Our Adult Training Program begins with our Writing Foundations Seminar, which teaches the concepts found in our handbooks and guides. After individuals complete the Writing Foundations Seminar, they will have the option to participate in targeted workshops and/or mentoring, which will include peer support and professional mentoring as they teach TWJ methods and learn to evaluate their students’ written work.

We strongly recommended that individuals practice each of the skills taught in the Writing Foundations seminar in order to learn each skill completely. Members will have the opportunity to apply their skills within their own composition (completed independently) and review to receive feedback during a live follow-up session.