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Grammar & Mechanics

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 25, 2021

Reading Assessments for Middle and High School

Yes, these assessments are free: Phonemic Awareness, Vowel Sounds Phonics, Consonant Sound Phonics, Heart Words, Rimes, Spelling, Fluency. All but the fluency assessment are designed for…

Grammar & Mechanics Sep 22, 2020

Printable and Digital Grammar Programs

The Teaching Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics programs provide plenty of remedial practice to help your students catch up while they keep up with rigorous grade-level standards.

Grammar & Mechanics Sep 15, 2020

Should Grades 4-8 Teachers Teach Spelling?

Should Grades 4-8 Teachers Teach Spelling? It depends. The real question is "Do your students (or some of your students) need to improve their spelling?" Included…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 16, 2020

Distance Learning for Parents | Virtual Learning Advice

I know you didn't sign up for this. It's tough teaching at home; it's especially tough teaching your own kids at home. You don't have the…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 13, 2020

Grammar Digital Programs

You can have it your way! With flexible, grammar curriculum for both in-class and digital (virtual learning) from Pennington Publishing.

Grammar & Mechanics Apr 19, 2020

Guided Reading and the Science of Reading

My take is that we don't have to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Some of guided reading is research-based and makes complete sense: the…

Grammar & Mechanics Apr 18, 2020

FREE GRADES 4-8 Vocabulary Resources and Lessons

Watch the short (less than a minute) YouTube videos to see the resources and lessons. Click on the link in the YouTube product description to safely…

Grammar & Mechanics Apr 10, 2020

Don’t Teach with Grammarly®

Don't teach with Grammarly® because it promotes incidental learning, limits assessment data, perpetuates the fallacy that writing is correct or incorrect, creates lazy and tech-reliant writers,…