Dr. Judith Hochman serves as head of The Windward School, a renowned elementary and middle school in New York for students with language-based learning disabilities. At Windward, the Hochman Method is introduced, yields tremendous success for students, and receives national recognition.
Meet our founder & the creator of
The Hochman Method®
Dr. Judith C. Hochman served as the Head of The Windward School in White Plains, New York, a nationally renowned independent school focused on teaching students with learning disabilities.
She is the founder of the Windward Teacher Training Institute and a former Superintendent of the Greenburgh Graham Union Free School District in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. In addition, Dr. Hochman lectures, presents workshops, and gives courses for educational organizations, colleges, and universities, as well as public and independent schools throughout the United States.
She is on the Advisory Board of Everyone Reads, a national advocacy organization for dyslexia and
related learning disabilities. She received the New York Branch Award from the International Dyslexia
Association. The Reading Reform Foundation presented Dr. Hochman with the Leona D. and Phillip J.
Spector Leadership Award. Dr. Hochman is the author of The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing
Thinking Through Writing In All Subjects and Grades (along with co-author Natalie Wexler), Teaching
Basic Writing Skills, a chapter entitled “Composition: Expressive Language and Writing” in the
publication Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, and numerous articles.
Over 30 years of
work in the field
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The Windward Teacher Training Institute is established. Teachers from schools across the nation attend courses about the Hochman Method. Dr. Hochman publishes the book, Basic Writing Skills.
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Dr. Hochman consults with New Dorp High School in Staten Island, New York in an effort to embed the method in all subjects and grades school-wide. Improvements were noted in standardized test scores.
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Dr. Hochman publishes Teaching Basic Writing Skills: Strategies for Effective Expository Writing Instruction.
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The award-winning feature article, “The Writing Revolution,” is published in The Atlantic about the role of The Hochman Method in the turnaround of New Dorp High School. During the same year, The Windward School named the building that houses its Teacher Training Institute for its founder, Dr. Judith C. Hochman.
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The Writing Revolution is incorporated and receives its 501(c)(3) status as a nonprofit organization. TWR hires its first faculty members, Toni-Ann Vroom and Dina Zoleo, and begins partnering with Washington, D.C. and New York City schools.
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The Writing Revolution grows to reach approximately 1,500 educators and 45,000 students.
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Dr. Hochman and Natalie Wexler published The Writing Revolution: A Guide for Advancing Thinking Through Writing in August. The book became a tool for educators seeking to implement the method.
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The Writing Revolution begins training educators and partnering with districts in Louisiana.
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The Writing Revolution expands to reach approximately 5,000 educators and 150,000 students.
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Drs. Dina Zoleo and Toni-Ann Vroom become The Writing Revolution’s Co-Executive Directors in March.
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The Abrahamson Scholarship is created, thanks to the generosity and ongoing support of board member Kathy Abrahamson. This scholarship is created with the belief that teacher training lies at the very heart of our mission.
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The Louisiana Department of Education launched its revised ELA Guidebooks (grades 3-5) curriculum, with TWR strategies embedded throughout.
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On June 4, The Writing Revolution 2.0 book is released. Building on the success of the original best-seller, this new edition offers a clear method of instruction for teaching writing, known as the Hochman Method®. Combined sales for both editions of the book climb to over 300K.
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On July 15, new training and tools debut to support all educators in successful implementation of the Hochman Method. New options include self-paced training and Judy, an AI-enabled activity generator and coach named after The Writing Revolution (TWR) founder Dr. Judith Hochman.