Welcome to the Shurley English Blog! For the past thirty-four years, our mission at Shurley Instructional Materials has been simple. We do all we can to help teachers and students experience grammar and writing success. With that goal in mind, we wanted to create a space where our team of educators could share tips, tricks, and techniques to ignite learning. It’s all about educators helping educators on the Shurley English Blog. We invite you to join the conversation!
Brenda Shurley:
Author and Contributing Blogger
During her first year of teaching, Brenda felt very frustrated because her students did not retain or understand many basic grammar concepts. She was unable to find a curriculum that met the needs of her students, so she decided to develop her own. Brenda wanted her English program to
Read MoreRuth is a former classroom teacher with eight years of teaching in fourth through sixth grades and seven years in kindergarten. She received degrees in elementary education and early childhood education from Arkansas State University and the University of Central Arkansas, respectively. With Brenda Shurley,
Read MoreJamie Geneva is the Senior National Consultant at Shurley Instructional Materials and is a seasoned subject matter expert in the realm of English Language Arts. Her career with the company began during the days of the Shurley Method binder, which was pre-1st Edition, and has spanned across three decades. Over the years, her various roles have included
Read MoreKimberly Crady is an adventurous woman with an immense love for life, learning, and teaching. After teaching in upper elementary classrooms for nearly 10 years, she joined the Shurley Team in 2005. Kimberly has had the unique experience of teaching
Read MoreDavid, a former classroom teacher, administrator, and self-proclaimed grammar nut, considers the oddities of English vocabulary and grammar his playthings! He received his degrees in elementary education, teaching, and curriculum design from CMU in Fayette, MO, and the University of St. Mary, Leavenworth, KS, respectively. His career has been a colorful collage of experiences in
Read MoreCindy Goeden has enjoyed being involved with Shurley English for the last seventeen of her twenty-seven years in the field of education. Working with various levels of students in elementary, junior, and high schools, in both the private and public arenas, Cindy is thankful for the providential day that she was introduced to Shurley English, which changed forever her approach to Language Arts instruction. That has led to
Read MoreKim Shurley is a wife, mother, educator, and outdoor enthusiast. She graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock with a degree in Marketing in 1999. Upon her graduation, Kim joined the Shurley Team, where she collaborates on product development and promotion with her mother-in-law, Brenda Shurley.
Kim believes wholeheartedly in the
Read MoreShurley English is the best English Language Arts curriculum available to public schools, private schools, and home educators.Shurley English is a rigorous curriculum that brings back student-teacher interaction, promotes higher-order thinking skills, and provides students with a successful base from which they can achieve mastery, retention, and enthusiasm for English.
Our mission is to inspire and empower ALL students to become competent, confident communicators by providing superior educational solutions and innovative teacher training tools. This will enable all students to positively impact their school, community, and future work environments.
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