Awards

Practical Homeschooling^®Reader Awards have just been released for 2023, and we’re so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing. For many years in a row, IEW’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style has topped their list as the best writing program.
Practical Homeschooling® i-Learn Awards have just been released, and we’re so pleased to announce that their readers have, for the first time, declared IEW to be their #1 choice for Writing/Composition (IEW Online Classes).
The Schoolhouse Review Crew has announced their favorites for 2022 with The Schoolhouse Review Crew 2022 Blue Ribbon Awards. The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won “Favorite Language Arts Resource”!
Practical Homeschooling^®Reader Awards have just been released for 2022, and we’re so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing. For many years in a row, IEW’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style has topped their list as the best writing program.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader 2021 Awards declared that IEW’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style has topped their list as the best writing program.
IEW is one of Cathy Duffy's 2022 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum! Click here to go to Cathy Duffy's website.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won First Place in the “Language Arts: Writing (Composition)” and “Language Arts: Grammar” categories of Old Schoolhouse® Magazine's 2020 Excellence in Education Awards.
The Schoolhouse Review Crew has announced their favorites for 2020 with The Schoolhouse Review Crew 2020 Blue Ribbon Awards. The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won “Favorite Language Arts Resource”!
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader 2020 Awards announced that IEW’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style has topped their list as the best writing program.
IEW’s Fix It! Grammar was selected for first place in readers' choice for the best grammar program also!
IEW’s Speech Boot Camp was selected for first place in Practical Homeschooling^® readers' choice for the best grammar program also! Thank you, PHS readers. We are honored to receive this vote of confidence.
We are just as pleased to announce that IEW’s The Phonetic Zoo was selected for second place in their readers’ choice for the best spelling program!
IEW’s Primary Arts of Language (PAL) was selected for second place in their readers’ choice for the best spelling program! View all past awards from Practical Homeschooling^®. Click here to go to the Practical Homeschooling^® Magazine's website.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won First Place in the “Language Arts: Writing (Composition)” and “Language Arts: Grammar” categories of Old Schoolhouse® Magazine’s 2019 Excellence in Education Awards.
The Schoolhouse Review Crew has announced their favorites for 2019 with The Schoolhouse Review Crew 2019 Blue Ribbon Awards. The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won “Favorite Language Arts Resource”!
The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won First Place in the “Language Arts: Writing (Composition)” category of Old Schoolhouse® Magazine’s 2017 Excellence in Education Awards.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won First Place in the “Language Arts – Writing” category and tied for First Place in the “Language Arts – Grammar” category of Old Schoolhouse® Magazine’s 2016 Excellence in Education Awards.
IEW.com has been named a Homeschool.com Top 100 Educational Website of 2016.
The Schoolhouse Review Crew has announced their favorites for 2015 with The Schoolhouse Review Crew 2015 Blue Ribbon Awards. The Institute for Excellence in Writing has won in the following four categories: “Favorite Writing Curriculum,” “Favorite Spelling Program,” “Favorite Grammar Program,” and “All Around Crew Favorite”!
The Old Schoolhouse® parent educators have voted, naming the Institute for Excellence in Writing the 2015 First Place Winner in the “Language Arts: Writing (Composition)” category!
Practical Homeschooling® Reader Awards have just been released, and we’re so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing. Now, for 15 years running, IEW’s Teaching Writing: Structure and Style has topped their list as the best writing program. We’re just as pleased to announce that IEW’s The Phonetic Zoo was selected for second place in their readers' choice for the best spelling program! Thank you, PHS readers. We are honored to receive this vote of confidence. Click here to go to the Practical Homeschooling® magazine's website.
IEW received the seal of approval from Homeschool.com for products tested and rated by homeschoolers.
IEW received this message in 2014: “Congratulations! The votes are in and YOU won an award of ‘Excellence in Education’ from The Old Schoolhouse^® Magazine! In our annual curriculum-awards feature article, which will appear in our soon-to-be-released Spring issue, TOS will announce all winning companies.” We are, of course, honored and grateful for this acknowledgement. Click here to read The Old Schoolhouse’s review of our products.
We are so pleased that yet another homeschooling publication has seen the transforming power of our writing methods! Selections are made based on a wide variety of criteria, including availability, support, user friendliness, cost, and even parental input. Click here to read more about Homeschooling Parent.
In 2013 we asked our friends at The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew, who are committed to giving honest reviews, to look at a few of our products and to share their experiences with the world on their blogs. You can find links to their curriculum reviews on our writing program and other products including Teaching Boys talk and The Phonetic Zoo on their website. Ending the year with a celebration, The Old Schoolhouse Crew handed out awards to various companies that they reviewed. While we fit in many of their categories (writing, spelling, language arts, etc.), candidates are only able to win in one single category—with one exception. We are delighted to have won the Blue Ribbon Award in the following categories: Favorite Writing Curriculum, Favorite Middle School Resource, and Favorite High School Resource! This is indeed an honor! A huge thank-you to all the reviewers who make up The Old Schoolhouse Crew!
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2013–2014.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2012.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2010–2011.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2009.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2008.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2007.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2005–2006.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2003–2004.
Practical Homeschooling^®Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 2001–2002.
Practical Homeschooling^® Reader Awards have just been released, and we are so pleased to announce that their readers have once again overwhelmingly declared IEW to be their #1 choice for writing for 1999–2000.