FREE Language Arts Professional Development

For the past thirty years, Brenda Shurley's mission for Shurley English has been simple. We will do all we can to help teachers, parents, and students experience grammar and writing success. With that mission in mind, we have published several of our Workshop Series training videos for you to view for FREE! The Workshop Series features relevant topics and teaching techniques designed to enhance your skills as an educator. 

To access our Workshop Series on demand, simply visit our YouTube Channel and begin your self-paced study. These videos will be available for a limited time, so we encourage you to start this free professional development today!

The Invisible Subject: Watch now!

When it comes to teaching the parts of speech, pronouns are not hard for students to understand, but there is one pronoun that often stumps them. This pronoun is invisible; it’s the Understood Subject Pronoun: You. In this workshop session, we will discuss how to easily identify and label "you" in an imperative sentence. In addition, we will teach you the Noun Check strategy for the Understood Subject Pronoun. You will walk away with more confidence and a deeper understanding of how to teach this tricky subject pronoun.

Sentence Structure Activities: Watch now!

Good writers use a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences. If you would you like to help your students improve their sentence fluency and become masters of sentence structure, join us for this presentation. This presentation inspires creative ideas to engage every type of learner through hands-on, group activities.

How to Teach Pattern 4 with Confidence: Watch now!

This workshop session will provide the knowledge, skills, and practice necessary to teach the Shurley English Sentence Pattern 4, which helps students uncover predicate nouns! Viewers will be introduced to a brain-friendly way to make linking verbs and predicate nouns crystal clear.

Teaching Sounds Soundly: Watch now!

In Levels 1 and 2, Shurley English has assembled a powerful combination of features to help early readers break the reading code. Through a logical, systematic approach, we provide students with the concrete steps necessary to make the connection between letters, their sounds, and the words they make. Our multi-sensory approach ensures a solid foundation for lifetime literacy. In part one of this three-part video series, you will learn brain-friendly strategies that will boost spelling, reading, and comprehension in a systematic, fun, and rhythmic way.

Live Webinars Resume in August

We hope you will join us next month as we continue to explore the world of education through our live Workshop Series webinars. Invites will be sent soon, so keep an eye on your inbox!