I have NOT stopped using your stuff since I attended your workshop. It has been so beneficial! Thank you for the work you do!

What I LOVE about it is that I came back from that workshop and have incorporated it EVERY SINGLE TIME we have written. We are reading Tom Sawyer with 7th grade right now and I have just introduced a very simple five sentence paragraph to them that includes a topic sentence, one chunk, and a concluding sentence. They have written some samples on giant sticky notes in groups. Eventually, I will have them doing it by themselves, but they aren’t quite there yet. Another thing they did was to write two sentences of commentary for a concrete detail that I wrote for them. Thanks!

My students love your writing method and absolutely love writing in the colors!

Thank you for a great time of learning, your workshop provided. I am excited to implement the strategies I have learned, in my classroom , especially in the close reading and deconstruction of assigned readings. I would like to request more materials on close reading strategies if you have them. Thank you once again for your contribution in educating our students.

I just wanted to take a moment to tell you again how much I enjoyed the training.

I was first introduced to  Jane’s Program back in 2000, and have been using it ever since.  Whenever I got the chance, I would go to her workshop updates.  

Jane’s program is easily adaptable to expand or decrease essay length simply by adding or deleting chunks, CDs or CMs. I love it! And the color coding has always been a favorite component!  I wouldn’t have known how to really teach writing effectively without Jane’s program.  You see, I only have an English endorsement; my students become great writers not because of me, but because of Jane’s technique.  

I am so pleased you are carrying on her legacy.  Her passing was devastating news as she was my greatest mentor, but she never knew it.

I have enjoyed using the Jane Schaffer products for many, many years.  I think my students are grateful for the clear instruction, and I look forward to using more of the writing program in my classes this fall.  Thank you for checking up on us!  I will send any questions your way in the future.

In a review of the JSWP materials with a teacher yesterday, I was particularly impressed by the sequencing of modeled writing, class writing, partner writing, and eventual independence, and the many tricks you provided to help students as they progress from one level to the next!