Grammar Resources Journal Articles - National Council of Teachers of English

Elementary, Middle, Secondary, College

“From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A Shift in Grammar Instruction”

This article advocates for replacing isolated, drill-based exercises with approaches to grammar instruction that are integrated into authentic reading and writing contexts. (Middle)

"Rethinking Grammar in Language Arts: Insights from an Australian Survey of Teachers’ Subject Knowledge"

This paper reports on an Australian survey that sought evidence of the profession’s levels of understanding of, and confidence to teach, the relational view of language underpinning this curriculum. (College)

Research in the Teaching of English Vol. 51, No. 4, May 2017

This set of articles emphasize language, particularly the teaching and learning of the grammatical structure, styles, and registers that undergird the English language arts and become ever more visible in a multilingual world.(College)

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"THINKING INDUCTIVELY ABOUT CONVENTIONS: ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT"

A surprising conversation with her young daughter inspired Brandie Bohney to incorporate mentor texts to help students make sense of convention rules. (Secondary)

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