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Voices from the Middle

Undoing the Great Grammatical Scam

by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Undoing the Great Grammatical Scam
Grades
5 - 9
Type
Journal
Published
March 2001
Publisher
NCTE

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Description

Grammar should be taught in the context of students' own writing: "we learn what we actually have the opportunity to practice and do in the real world."

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