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Tag: parts of speech
Syntax in Reading and Writing
The greatest bang for the buck for fluent readers to improve academic reading comprehension and writing sophistication? Syntax What does the research say about syntax? “In…
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.
Three Types of Conjunctions
“Conjunction junction, what’s your function?” A clever rhyme, but the rest of the lyric provides little help to answer the question. Here’s the answer with some memory…
Simple Sentence Diagramming
Simple sentence diagrams help students focus on one grammatical element without all the time-consuming drawing.
Don’t Teach Grammar Mini-Lessons
Don't teach grammar mini-lessons for two reasons: this instructional methodology is implicit and ineffective.
Mechanics Quiz for Teachers
See how much you know about mechanics (punctuation, capitalization, spelling, etc.) by taking the 10 Question Mechanics Quiz for Teachers. Don't worry; I’ll dispense with the…
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,…