REALsteps to Teaching Grammar

Do you want to improve your teaching of grammar? Do you want a comprehensive grammar reference text? Do you a need framework to help you decide what you should do next?

Good grammar is not just about getting it 'right', and teaching grammar effectively is not about memorising rules and completing worksheets. Take the mystery out of teaching grammar embedded within the context of purposeful reading and writing.

Take a Teacher Course and learn how to use the resource in your classroom, or better yet, take a Facilitator Course and learn to deliver the workshops to other teachers.

REALsteps to Teaching Grammar, based on recent research, helps teachers improve their own knowledge of both grammar content and pedagogy. They can then build a strong foundation for developing students' knowledge of grammar and punctuation through a multitude of tools. The text contains over 120 activities that can be used to improve language use in any aged learner. The training will help teachers provide interactive lessons to help students expand their own toolkit for creativity and precision with language.

REALsteps to Teaching Grammar, based on a lifelong developmental landscape, develops concepts in four interrelated areas:
• sentence basics
• word selection
• sentence enhancement
• text construction

You will learn to:
• Uncover the most common grammatical errors in your students' writing
• Address the 19 Critical Concepts in the development of embedded grammar use
• Read Signposts to make professional judgements for teaching
• Apply more than 120 activities to progress students' ability through more than 15 sound teaching techniques

Recommended for:
While of particular use for teachers of primary aged students this resource is recommended for teachers working with students of all ages who might be struggling with English language reading and writing.

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