Grammar must be taught. How we teachers cover grammar, that is the difference. If you are an ELA teacher on social media, you’ve likely seen the meme that quotes this…
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Grammar Matters—It Matters How We Teach It
Grammar matters: a grammar pep talk. Many teachers today never experienced grammar lessons as students. Some teachers never took a language class in college. Some English teachers tell me that…
I Don’t Understand Grammar: Teaching Grammar
“I Don’t Understand Grammar” is part nine in a ten-part series devoted to English grammar teaching. You may want to start with part one. Sometimes, ELA teachers tell me a…
A Practical Approach to Grammar
This is part one of a ten-part series covering a practical approach to grammar in the middle school and high school classrooms. When I talk about grammar lessons or digital…