This might be of some use: England's National Literacy Project, which aims
to raise literacy standards in primary schools, specifically includes a
`grammar and punctuation' component. An outline is available on this URL:

http://www.official-documents.co.uk/document/ofsted/ped/ped-11.htm#11.1

The National Curriculum's inspector body, OFTED, is particluarly fond of
this programme. It is very likely that an approach to it will yield
information about research evidence that supports its pro-grammar stand.
(The URL above is an OFSTED page.)

Sophie Johnson
at ENGLISH  GRAMMAR TUTOR
http://www.englishgrammartutor.com/
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Hadley <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: Is direct grammar instruction needed in grade school?


> ATEG and Dr. Veit's inquirer,
>
> I am not aware of any published research dealing with
> this issue (others on the list probably are), but I
> would say that the grammatical incompetence of the
> inquirer's 6th-graders is the best possible "research"
> into the need for direct grammar instruction in the
> elementary grades.
>
> Tim Hadley
> Texas Tech University
>
>
>
> Quoting "Richard Veit, UNCW English Department"
> <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > ATEG members:
> >
> > I invite others to help in replying to the following
> message that I
> > received from a grade school teacher (who found my
> address on the web site
> > of my book Discovering English Grammar)? The
> questions asked are certainly
> > central for the Assembly. Because the writer is
> probably not a subscriber,
> > be sure to copy the writer <[log in to unmask]> on
> any reply.
> >
> > Dick Veit
> >
> > ________________________________
> > In your opinion, is it necessary to have
> > direct grammar instruction at the
> > elementary school level, or are the
> > students better served by "writing
> > workshop" and editing "daily oral
> > language" sentences? Our district
> > Language consultant refuses to
> > consider a grammar textbook without
> > research that demonstrates the
> > importance of direct grammar
> > instruction. We've been attempting to
> > teach writing and grammar skills
> > without a textbook for the past 7 years
> > and are now faced with 6th graders
> > that have no ability to identify a verb or
> > a noun, and call apostrophes "that
> > floating comma thingy."
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------
> > (e-mail) [log in to unmask]
> >
>
>
>
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> Texas Tech University
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