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What *does* improve children's writing?
Dec 01, 2017 |
Category: writing
In my last post I discussed evidence that suggests grammar teaching does not lead to an improvement in children's writing. Although it seems implausible that grammar teaching would not be positively c...
Can grammar teaching improve pupils’ writing?
Nov 29, 2017 |
Category: writing
Let me begin with an anecdote. The first time I ever really encountered the meta language of grammar was after finishing my degree in English Literature and embarking on a six-week course to qualify t...
Why study grammar?
May 12, 2016 |
Category: writing
Trying to express complex thoughts in simple English ... is demanding, challenging and takes time.Terry Leahy
There's been a lot of fuss over the past week about whether it's appropriate to assess chi...
If writing is magic, grammar is alchemy
Nov 09, 2015 |
Category: writing
I really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences. I like the feeling the everlasting feeling of sentences as they diagram themselves.Gertrude Stein
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