“This system empowers kids. Once they learn how to organize their thinking—and it happens fast—they take off! More people need to know about this method.”
— Erin Connors, Maricopa Unified School District
“THE EASIEST WRITING METHOD ON THE PLANET”
Many kids don’t want to write, but we all know that every student deserves to know how to write.
Our kids have great ideas, yet they struggle with getting their ideas from their heads onto the page. The Baran Method shows students where to write their wonderful ideas on the page so that they learn an easy-to-follow structure that eliminates the often overwhelming frustration and confusion they experience. Instead of struggling with writing, a student’s confidence grows and they get an easy-to-repeat lifetime method for writing, no matter the subject.
To be clear, we’re not an English Language Arts curriculum; we’re a writing curriculum. Most ELA curriculums do a solid job of teaching writing “mechanics,” but many fall short when it comes to helping kids get their ideas from their heads onto the page. Teaching our kids the structure of writing so that their ideas get on the page in an organized manner (that’s the definition of successful writing) ends the learning-to-write struggle.
There’s a difference between a writing curriculum and a Language Arts curriculum. The Baran Method addresses the disconnect between the two. We believe that you can’t teach language arts to kids who hate to write or won’t write. We’ve found that it’s more effective to first help kids get their great ideas on the page and in the process teach language arts.
Thousands of students have used this method to become effective writers. The process for kids to learn how to become confident writers couldn't be easier. Do Writing Exercises 1 - 6 in The Baran Method textbook to learn The Method, and then practice in one of our grade level workbooks. Each workbook is loaded with meaningful and useful readings, lots of interesting photos and artwork that add context, a long list of writing prompts, and fun color-coded activities to enhance reading interest and analytical skills.
The Baran Method textbook is chock full of all kinds of good stuff, too: easy-to-understand instructions, easy-to-follow writing exercises, step-by-step writing tools, classroom posters, definitions, prompts, transitions, peer review worksheets, grading worksheets, checklists, and writing samples for elementary, middle and high school. Purchasing the textbook also gives you access to our Online Resources, where you’ll find additional help in the form of “How-To” videos, lesson plans, writing prompts, and many more writing examples.
We look forward to helping your students become successful and happy writers!
HOW DOES OUR CURRICULUM WORK?
THE EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND METHOD FOR LEARNING HOW TO WRITE
The process is straightforward. In this book, every student from grades 2 - 12 and beyond will learn The Baran Method and then refer back to this book while they’re writing. Once students learn The Method, and it happens fast, they will get the focused practice they need by working in one of our companion grade level workbooks.
No more stress about students being able to write clearly.
No more fear about preparing your kids to write in college or the professional world.
No more anxiety about teaching writing.
