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Meaningful grammar instruction that improves writing, nurtures creativity and promotes deeper thinking at Years 5-10
May 14, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
$250Grammar instruction is most effective when it is incorporated into the writing students are doing for each unit and when they are taught not only the rules about grammar but how they can experiment with these rules. Over the course of this day, the workshop will show teachers how this approach can be implemented through:
- Strategies for introducing parts of speech to students
- Focusing on particular parts of speech for specific text types we are asking students to produce
- Teaching punctuation in context with teaching specific parts of speech and where and how they can be used in a sentence
- Inviting students to experiment and take risks with the grammar in their writing
- Using grammar to provide students with specific and constructive feedback to improve their writing