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English-language Arts Standards
Over 25 articles, each with FREE resources focused on the Common Core State Standards for English-Language Arts.
Don’t Teach Grammar Mini-Lessons
Don't teach grammar mini-lessons for two reasons: this instructional methodology is implicit and ineffective.
Grammar Quiz for Teachers
Find out what you know and don't know about grammar. Take the Grammar Quiz for Teachers. Each grammatical term is used in the Common Core Anchor…
Grammar | Teaching in the Social Context
Literacy centers provide an ideal social context for cooperative learning about grammar: parts of speech, syntax and sentence structure, standard and non-standard usage, word choice, dialect,…
Grammar and the Common Core
1. “I’ve heard that research has proven grammar, usage, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary instruction doesn’t work.” 2. “I teach grammar and they seem to get it.…