Suggests an activity that helps students see the relationship of suffixes to particular parts of speech. (TJ)

Designed to encourage students to discover that grammar merely represents the patterns that exist in language, this book presents lessons on 19 grammar points: nouns; pronouns; verbs; subjects; capitalization; end punctuation; commas; sentence fragments; run-on sentences; contractions; possessives; quotation marks; adjectives; adverbs;…

A paced question program beginning with simple questions provides an especially appealing and manageable matrix in which the hearing impaired child can examine certain of the most fundamental aspects of the English code. Techniques for involving hearing impaired youngsters in the grammatical morphology of English and English questions are…

Describes an educational game which helps students learn about prepositions. (DD)

Offers guidelines for preparing and using audiovisual materials, showing how four rules were applied to the construction of videotape curriculum materials for grammar instruction at the City University of New York. (RL)

Intended for teachers at all levels, but especially the junior high and high school levels, this book offers a rationale and practical ideas for teaching grammar not in isolation but in the context of writing. Chapters in the book are: (1) Grammar and the Teaching of Grammar: An Introduction; (2) Teaching Grammar: Reasons for, Evidence Against;…

Describes the use of silent film classics as a way to teach reading, vocabulary, and grammar and to stimulate interest in reading books related to the movies shown. (TJ)

Outlines the basic elements and classroom applications of "word grammar," a form of sector (tagmemic) analysis to be used in standard English instruction. (RL)

Illustrates opportunities to improve students' English in the course of teaching elementary and intermediate German. Four examples are presented: lie vs lay, who(ever) vs whom(ever), reflexive vs intensives, and plural formation. (EJS)

Teacher materials are provided for a computer-assisted English grammar curriculum for adult basic education students (1-8 grade level). They accompany a software program (diskette) that the student is able to use by himself/herself with the Apple IIc or Apple IIe computer with single or double drive and a monitor or a television with an R.F.…

Presents a humorous technique for teaching students about apostrophes. (FL)

Presents a series of exercises for developmental students which were designed to help students develop the cognitive skills related to the understanding of the grammatical structure and relationships of the English language rather than focusing on grammar itself. Describes how the tasks were implemented in class. (DMM)

Describes a lesson designed to lead students to explore the language structure of the language rather than merely memorize grammatical rules. (FL)

The purpose of this document is to provide teachers with a uniform guide and uniform standards for writing skills, and with general style principles which will provide for an easy flow of student skill development in grades one through six. Included under the major heading of General Skills are: Ten Steps to Better Writing; The Proper Heading;…

Reviewing one rule of grammar at the beginning of each class period and requiring each student to create three new sentences with the rule provides a routine at the beginning of English class that is effective as a time-saver for the teacher and a learning device for the student. (RL)