Write Ahead
An After-school and Summer Writing Program
Testimonials
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Parent Testimonials
"My girls loved the program and their instructors. They reported having a great time during their sessions AND said they learned more in one week than all last year in writing! Thank you Write Ahead for making writing enjoyable, building confidence, and helping my daughters realize that becoming a successful writer is well within their reach."
- Mom of 7th Grade Twins, Orlando, FL
My daughter now understands the writing process or writing cycle, knows how to complete it, and feels empowered when writing - even writing for fun!"
- Mother of a 5th Grader, Wellesley, MA
"I’m glad to see my daughter's writing continue to develop and amazed at how she has learned to critically interpret the texts!"
- Mother of an 8th Grader, Austin, TX
"I had an incredible experience with Write Ahead classes over the summer and last spring. Both my son and daughter are writing with more depth, confidence and quality.”
- 5th Grader's Mom, Wellesley, MA
Student Testimonials
"Thank you so much for an amazing course! I feel that this summer class absolutely strengthened my writing ability and helped me to better structure my essays! Hope to see you for a class later this fall!"
- 8th Grade Student, Hillsborough, CA
"Write Ahead classes taught me how to write an essay in a very lucid manner; they enhanced my writing expertise, which made me a stronger learner. Their approach for teaching writing makes learning fun and easy to understand. Write Ahead took my competences to a superior level and made my writing very robust."
- 9th Grade Student, Irvine, CA
" After a Write Ahead class, I have better analysis, more complex wording and a strong thesis."
-5th Grade Student, Wellesley, MA
"Writing quickly has become easier."
-7th Grade Student, Houston, TX
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🎓Pedagogy Praise
Praise for SRSD, the Structured, Evidence-based Writing Instruction Employed
The writing methodology and teaching approach that Write Ahead uses is based on research by Dr. Karen Harris and has been expanded, tested and continuously improved by Dr. Leslie Laud. Dr. Laud developed the Write Ahead curriculum. See what parents and teachers have to say about it:
"This approach provided my daughter with the critical thinking tools she needed in order to be an effective writer. Perhaps this can be better summed up by my daughter, now in college, who recently told me that the approach . . .is “the reason I write so well today!"
- Deb MacRae, Brooklyn, NY
"With this approach, my son transformed from a streaming consciousness, to a clear, writer. Not only his writing transformed, but also verbal communication as well. I couldn’t be more excited or proud."
- Scott Edgerton, New York, NY
"This approach transformed my daughter’s confidence and abilities as a creative and critical writer."
- Carol Lufty, New York, NY
"We’ve really enjoyed seeing our students become even better writers, and becoming more confident in teaching writing ourselves."
- Lisa Siegmann, Acting Director, Hunter College Schools (For students identified as gifted & talented.)
"These research-supported practices for teaching writing have a powerful impact. They make it easier for students to learn and use the writing process. Student writing has improved, and teacher confidence."
- Jennifer Newman, Director of Literacy, Maimonides School, Brookline, MA
"Teachers see improvements in depth of thinking and quality of writing right away."
- Jason Borges, Senior Director of Literacy Interventions, NYC DOE, NY
"Not only did student writing grow in quality and depth, but students enjoyed writing more so. All students should learn this approach."
– Amy Thomas, Instructional Coach, Jefferson County Schools, CO
"Since adopting this framework, teachers and students alike have benefited. The framework moves with students from grade to grade so next year’s teachers aren’t starting from scratch. . .[It] has improved our student writing in powerful, meaningful ways, which is why our teachers embraced it."
- Sarah Adelman, Learning Specialist at Brooklyn Friends School, NY
"This approach builds critical thinking, metacognition and agency while simultaneously facilitating the creation of a classroom climate where students can take ownership of the writing process juxtaposed with a learning environment wherein students' voices are liberated."
- Topher Collier, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Chicago, IL
