Funner Grammar: Fresh Ways to Teach Usage, Language, and Writing Conventions, Grades 3-8 Contributor(s): Wilde, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0325013926 ISBN-13: 9780325013923 Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Binding Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics |
Dewey: 372.6 |
LCCN: 2012003393 |
Age Level: 8-13 |
Grade Level: 3-8 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.4" W x 9.1" L (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: By the time you finish reading this book, you'll have a solid plan for spending an appropriate amount of time on language topics that will move kids forward in their spoken and written expression, their ability to talk about language in technical ways using appropriate terminology, and their understanding of language in its social, cultural, and historical contexts. -Sandra Wilde Grammar-doesn't it seem so 19th century? In Funner Grammar, Sandra Wilde approaches language learning in ways that reflect contemporary usage, including respectful and celebratory treatment of American language diversity. Help your students learn about language for its own sake-without mind-numbing workbook exercises- with sample lessons and fresh ways of thinking about:
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Contributor Bio(s): Wilde, Sandra: - Sandra Wilde, Ph.D., is the author of numerous Heinemann professional books including Quantity & Quality and Funner Grammar as well as the firsthand classroom resource Strategic Spelling. She is widely recognized for her expertise in developmental spelling and her advocacy of holistic approaches to spelling and phonics. She is Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at Hunter College, City University of New York. She is best known for her work in invented spelling, phonics and miscue analysis. She specializes in showing teachers how kids' invented spellings and miscues can help us work with them in more sophisticated and learner-centered ways. Looking at what kids do as they read and write is at the heart of Sandra's presentations and workshops. She can do lively keynote presentations that highlight the interesting things that we can learn by paying close attention to students' invented spellings and miscues, as well as workshops of varying lengths that focus on student-centered teaching of spelling and phonics. She has recently begun offering workshops that focus on understanding students' miscues as a guide to appropriate instruction, particularly for struggling readers. She lives in New York City. Sandra is quoted in this Huffington Post article about trends in grammar instruction in the Common Core era. |
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