Grammar Study: Helping Students Get What Grammar Is and How It Works (Theory and Practice)

By Janet Angelillo and Janet Angellilo

Helping students understand the power of grammarfrom the inside out has the potential to transform theirwriting--and develop their lifelong love of with language.'? Angellilo shows how to teach students all the essentialskills they need related to grammar through deeply engaging inquiry study including strategies such as "mentorsentences" from well-loved literature as a way to teachstudents the "sense" or "cadence" of a complete sentence? The author identifies mentor texts perfect for minilessonsthat support smart grammar study ? Includes instructional strategies that build on the mentor texts ? Helps teachers understand the grammar skills students need to thrive B78 and how best to introduce them over the course of school year

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545005213
• ISBN13: 9780545005210
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6