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Grammar Program Choices
Broadly speaking, teachers agree that standard English grammar and usage needs to be learned, but they disagree on how it should be taught. The Pennington Publishing…
How to Teach Complex Sentences
The complex sentence is aptly named. Understanding, recognizing, and producing complex sentences require a substantial amount of prior knowledge and experience in reading, writing, listening, and…
Verbals
No wonder grammar and usage befuddles both teachers and students. Just when students think they finally have mastered the definitions and identifications of the basic parts…
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Today we are studying Abbreviations and Acronyms.
Common Core Test Results
The results of the Common Core Tests are in and and the instructional gaps and rediscovering why a balanced literacy program, including explicit instruction in grammar,…
How to Teach the Common Core Vocabulary Standards
In How to Teach the Vocabulary Common Core Standards, author Mark Pennington details the research foundations of teaching the Vocabulary L.4, 5, and 6 Standards.
How to Teach the Common Core Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Standards
Read the research and organizational design of the Common Core Language Strand and learn How to Teach the Common Core Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Standards with…
Common Core Vocabulary: 12 Program Assessment Questions
The Common Core State Standards affirm much of what elementary and secondary ELA/reading teachers have always been doing. However, the breadth, complexity, and depth of instruction…