Journal of Basic Writing, Vol. 26, No. 1 (SPRING 2007), pp. 63-87 (25 pages) While evidence shows that grammar study focused on identification, description, and definition (IDD) fails to enhance ...

The ACT reported recently that college professors rank grammar as the most important skill for students entering college, while high-school teachers consider it the least important. The ACT thinks ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Jill Kitson: Welcome to Lingua Franca. This week: Why teach grammar in school? Melbourne University ...

This study explored the role teacher education plays in influencing student teachers' pedagogical grammar cognitions—defined as what student teachers know, think, and believe regarding grammar ...

Do you know what a suffix is, or how to distinguish adjectives from adverbs? If you have a six or seven-year-old, the chances are they do. Or at least, the UK government now says they should – by the ...

This story is part of a short series on innovative ways teachers are rethinking the traditional lesson plan. What’s one that resonated with you or the student in your life? Tell us about it: [email ...

Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

A little over a year ago, Jeni Peake noticed her students at The Cambridge School in Lisbon, Portugal, seemed tired of the standard grammar exercises. And it didn't seem to be a consequence of ...

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