Grammar Lessons and Strategies That Strengthen Students' Writing

by Laura Robb

Overview

Engaging, explicit lessons using mini-excerpts from books and students’ writing show you how to teach grammar strategically. Zero in on the common grammar glitches, and model for students how to use nouns, verbs, and adjectives effectively, catch mismatched pronoun references; make prose lively with clauses and phrases, use the active voice, and more. From learning the parts of speech to the skill of paragraphing, this book covers it, and gives you what you need to teach grammar in the context of reading and writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545179782
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2001
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Laura Robb is a Literacy Coach at Powhatan School in Boyce, Virginia where she coaches teachers in grades K to 8. She also teaches students all year in public schools in and around Winchester. Laura is a sought-after speaker for conferences and is in constant demand for professional development workshops throughout the country. Most notably, she is a veteran educator with over 43 years of teaching experience to her credit. Laura takes a thoughtful approach in weaving classroom strategies with research-based practices into her books with Scholastic. She is on the Editorial Board for Language Arts magazine and recently completed her three-year term on the National Council of Teachers of English Commission on Reading.