What Works in Grammar Instruction

As most teachers of English now know, research shows that teaching grammar in the traditional way-through worksheets, memorizing definitions, and diagramming sentences-doesn't work, and that teaching grammar in the context of reading and writing is a better approach. In this friendly and practical book, veteran teacher educator Deborah Dean provides vignettes of classroom conversations to show what teaching in context can look like in action; supplements the vignettes with descriptions of c...