Not Your Granny’s Grammar

<p><strong><em>Let′s make grammar instruction exciting, relevant, and accessible for all learners!</em></strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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 <strong><em>Not Your Granny′s Grammar</em></strong> comes in—offering an innovative approach to teaching grammar that is both efficient and effective.</p><p>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.</p><p>Guiding educators step-by-step in nurturing grammar knowledge and usage for both themselves and their students, this book</p><ul> <li>Offers lessons and strategies that allow students to study grammar in the context of everyday reading and writing </li> <li>Emphasizes that grammar is not a static set of rules but an ever-evolving system that differs from community to community </li> <li>Provides time management principles for teachers to creatively integrate meaningful grammar instruction into their literacy or ELA block </li> <li>Highlights the importance of grammar in writing and clarifies the difference between spoken and written grammar </li> <li>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</li></ul><p>Drawing from the science of writing, <strong><em>Not Your Granny′s Grammar </em></strong>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.</p>