Not Your Granny’s Grammar by McGee, Patricia Grawehr; Donohue, Timothy J;

Short description:

Let's make grammar instruction exciting, relevant, and accessible for all learners!

Grammar is the forgotten foundational skill! It plays a critical role in helping students become skilled readers and writers. Yet, traditional approaches to teaching grammar, through drills and memorization, no longer resonate with students.

In today's fast-paced world, students need a more engaging and meaningful way to learn grammar that connects to their real-world experiences. That's where Not Your Granny's Grammar comes in—offering an innovative approach to teaching grammar that is both efficient and effective.

In this book, authors Patty McGee and Tim Donohue introduce Grammar Study, their classroom-tested approach that blends explicit instruction and inquiry to address the challenges and gaps in traditional grammar lessons. The book includes 40+ engaging and innovative, research-based lessons that are organized in flexible lesson progressions to provide teachers with easy-to-implement, fun, and learning-rich experiences for students in Grades 2-8.

Guiding educators step-by-step in nurturing grammar knowledge and usage for both themselves and their students, this book

• Offers lessons and strategies that allow students to study grammar in the context of everyday reading and writing
  


• Emphasizes that grammar is not a static set of rules but an ever-evolving system that differs from community to community
  


• Provides time management principles for teachers to creatively integrate meaningful grammar instruction into their literacy or ELA block
  


• Highlights the importance of grammar in writing and clarifies the difference between spoken and written grammar
  


• Includes a robust grammar refresher to help teachers feel more confident in their grammar knowledge as well as an appendix showing alignment with Common Core Standards

Drawing from the science of writing, Not Your Granny's Grammar revolutionizes grammar instruction so teachers can help students build actionable and detailed grammar knowledge and skills that enrich their academic writing for years to come.

Long description:

Let's make grammar instruction exciting, relevant, and accessible for all learners!

Grammar is the forgotten foundational skill! It plays a critical role in helping students become skilled readers and writers. Yet, traditional approaches to teaching grammar, through drills and memorization, no longer resonate with students.

In today's fast-paced world, students need a more engaging and meaningful way to learn grammar that connects to their real-world experiences. That's where Not Your Granny's Grammar comes in—offering an innovative approach to teaching grammar that is both efficient and effective.

In this book, authors Patty McGee and Tim Donohue introduce Grammar Study, their classroom-tested approach that blends explicit instruction and inquiry to address the challenges and gaps in traditional grammar lessons. The book includes 40+ engaging and innovative, research-based lessons that are organized in flexible lesson progressions to provide teachers with easy-to-implement, fun, and learning-rich experiences for students in Grades 2-8.

Guiding educators step-by-step in nurturing grammar knowledge and usage for both themselves and their students, this book

• Offers lessons and strategies that allow students to study grammar in the context of everyday reading and writing
  


• Emphasizes that grammar is not a static set of rules but an ever-evolving system that differs from community to community
  


• Provides time management principles for teachers to creatively integrate meaningful grammar instruction into their literacy or ELA block
  


• Highlights the importance of grammar in writing and clarifies the difference between spoken and written grammar
  


• Includes a robust grammar refresher to help teachers feel more confident in their grammar knowledge as well as an appendix showing alignment with Common Core Standards

Drawing from the science of writing, Not Your Granny's Grammar revolutionizes grammar instruction so teachers can help students build actionable and detailed grammar knowledge and skills that enrich their academic writing for years to come.

For teachers who are grammar nerds—or who are searching for engaging ways to study grammar with their children—Patty McGee and Timothy Donahue’s Not Your Granny’s Grammar supports grammar instruction in a fresh, inquiry-based way that will help students become fascinated by a subject that has traditionally been dry and yawn-producing. I think even my granny would have enjoyed their approach!

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Grammar Remodel
Chapter 1: Not Your Granny’s Grammar
Chapter 2: Setting Up the Classroom for Grammar Study
Part 2: Lessons to Begin
Chapter 3: A Unit on Sentences
Part 3: Lessons for the Journey: Immersion, Exploration, Transfer
Chapter 4: Immersion Lessons: Mentor Texts and Tips
Chapter 5: Explore Lessons: Hypothesize and Play
Chapter 6: Explicit Lessons: Anchor Charts and How-to’s
Chapter 7: Transfer Lessons: Tools and Schedules
Chapter 8: Assessment: For Learning and Of Learning
Part 4: Your Grammar Refresher: All You Need to Know About Grammar and Standards