Grammar & Mechanics

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Mark Pennington, M.A.
Reading Specialist and ELA Teacher

Published Dec 17, 2019 1 min read

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Diagnostic reading and ELA assessments, each with its recording matrix.

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Teaching Grammar, Usage and Mechanics

Grade-level lessons, remedial worksheets keyed to the diagnostic assessments, and unit tests. $49.99 per grade, licensed per teacher.

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Which grammar assessments are free?

The grammar and usage assessment and the mechanics assessment are both in the free toolkit. Each comes with a recording matrix that shows which conventions a student has and has not mastered, so instruction can be targeted instead of whole-class.

Do I have to buy anything to use the assessments?

No. Every diagnostic assessment on this site is free. Enter your email on the Free Assessment Toolkit page and the diagnostic assessments arrive as downloads, each with its recording matrix.

How are the programs licensed?

Every program is a digital download licensed for one teacher. School and district purchase orders are accepted through the store.

Mark Pennington, M.A. Reading Specialist

Thirty-six years teaching ELA and reading, elementary through community college, plus district reading specialist. He wrote every program on this site.

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