Teaching Grammar: What Really Works

This workshop will demonstrate engaging ways to teach parts of speech, sentence structure, and the patterns of Standard English by using hands-on manipulative components, visuals, word games, and auditory rhythms. Grammar instruction is durable, sensible, and useful when students discover that most of it is about naming concepts that they already know intuitively, whether they are native speakers of English or not. This methodology is based on the principles of brain-based pedagogy and the principles of language acquisition. Amy Benjamin is the author of several books on teaching grammar, including Infusing Grammar into the Writer’s Workshop. Grades 4-12.