Getting It Right: Fresh Approaches to Teaching Grammar, Usage, and Correctness (Theory and Practice)

Smith, Michael W.,Wilhelm, Jeffrey

ISBN 10: 0439669332 / ISBN 13: 9780439669337

Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources (T, 2007

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Title: Getting It Right: Fresh Approaches to ...

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (T

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

The authors consider what grammatical concepts and correctness issues are most worth teaching and how to teach those concepts and issues deeply. They explain how to understand the causes of students' errors, how to address those causes through authentic and engaging activities, and how teachers can work together to increase their effectiveness. They provide both guiding principles and plenty of examples that readers will be able to employ immediately For use with Grades 4 & Up.

About the Author:

MICHAEL W. SMITH, professor in the College of Education at Temple University and former high school teacher for 11 years, has written eight books, including Authorizing Readers: Resistance and Respect in the Teaching of Literature (with Peter Rabinowitz) and Understanding Unreliable Narrators. His previous collaborations with Jeff Wilhelm include Reading Don't Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men and Going with the Flow: How to Engage Boys (and Girls) in Their Literacy Learning. JEFFREY D. WILHELM is the author or coauthor of 15 books for teachers, including Reading Don't Fix No Chevys (winner of the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research) and Improving Comprehension With Think Aloud Strategies. He was a middle and high school teacher for 13 years, and currently serves as professor of English Education at Boise State University and Founding Director of the Boise State Writing Project. He also teaches each year in middle school as part of a professional development school.