Grammar Matters : Lessons, Tips, and Conversations Using Mentor Texts, K-6 by Lynne R. Dorfman and Diane Dougherty (2014, Book, Other)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherStenhouse Publishers
ISBN-101571109919
ISBN-139781571109910
eBay Product ID (ePID)202724294

Product Key Features

Number of Pages344 Pages
Publication NameGrammar Matters : Lessons, Tips, and Conversations Using Mentor Texts, K-6
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, Grammar & Punctuation, General, Study & Teaching
Publication Year2014
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaRéférence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
AuthorLynne R. Dorfman, Diane Dougherty
FormatBook, Other

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight25.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2014-017929
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromKindergarten
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal372.61
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
SynopsisIf you are a teacher of grades K-6, you might be asking, Shoud I teach grammar in my class on a daily basis? How would I go about doing this? And how can I teach grammar so it isn't boring to my kids? Grammar Matters, Lynne Dofman and Diane Dougherty answer these questions and more. Using mentor texts as the cornerstone for how best to teach grammar, this book provides teachers with almost everything they need to get kids not only engaged but excited about learning grammar. Divided into four parts--Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, Opinion Writing, and Grammar Conversations--this hand reference provides practical teaching tips, assessment ideas, grammar definitions, and specific mentor texts to help students learn about parts of speech, idoms, usage issues, and punctuation. Through Your Turn Lessons, conversations, conferences, and drafting, revising, and editing exercies, students will learn not only specific concepts but also how to reflect upon and transfer what they have learned to other writing tasks, no matter the subject. The Treasure Chest of Children's Books provides an extensive list of both fiction and nonfiction books that fit naturally into grammar instruction. Eight appendices provide even more resources, including information on homophones, using mentor texts to teach grammar and conventions, checklists, comma rules, help for ELL students, and a glossary of ramar terms.Grammar Matters links instruction to the Common Core State Standards and features quality, classroom-tested tools that help teachers provide their students with the gifts of grammar and literacy., If you are a teacher of grades K-6, you might be asking, "Shoud I teach grammar in my class on a daily basis? How would I go about doing this? And how can I teach grammar so it isn't boring to my kids?" In Grammar Matters , Lynne Dofman and Diane Dougherty answer these questions and more. Using mentor texts as the cornerstone for how best to teach grammar, this book provides teachers with almost everything they need to get kids not only engaged but excited about learning grammar. Divided into four parts--Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, Opinion Writing, and Grammar Conversations--this hand reference provides practical teaching tips, assessment ideas, grammar definitions, and specific mentor texts to help students learn about parts of speech, idoms, usage issues, and punctuation. Through "Your Turn Lessons," conversations, conferences, and drafting, revising, and editing exercies, students will learn not only specific concepts but also how to reflect upon and transfer what they have learned to other writing tasks, no matter the subject. The "Treasure Chest of Children's Books" provides an extensive list of both fiction and nonfiction books that fit naturally into grammar instruction. Eight appendices provide even more resources, including information on homophones, using mentor texts to teach grammar and conventions, checklists, comma rules, help for ELL students, and a glossary of ramar terms. Grammar Matters links instruction to the Common Core State Standards and features quality, classroom-tested tools that help teachers provide their students with the gifts of grammar and literacy.
LC Classification NumberLB1576.D656 2014
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