Connie,
I'm referring to the emergence of state standards for language arts in vast
vast numbers of states all around the US. I don't know precisely how many
states have such language arts standards. But the proportion is, I believe,
huge. hence nationwide.
And now, I'm out of town for 5 days.
Cheers folks,
Rebecca
Connie Weaver wrote:
> Rebecca,
>
> You mention the advent of nationwide grammar/language arts standards. Are
> you referring to the 3S project? If not, to what?
>
> Thanks in advance--
> Connie Weaver
>
> "Rebecca S. Wheeler" wrote:
>
> > Dear ATEG,
> > I regret very much Ed's resignation as webmaster of the ATEG website, as
> > Ed is and has long long been a core member of this organization. Indeed,
> > he is the founder of Syntax in the Schools, a publication which he
> > initiated, maintained and ran for a decade and a half (that is 15
> > YEARS!!!!!). The dedication, perseverance and vision that Ed has
> > consistently offered ATEG and SIS is astonishing. And Ed has been there
> > with that energy and vision all along.
> >
> > I write in response to Ed's comments about changes in the direction of
> > ATEG, and specifically, about changes in the nature of Syntax in the
> > Schools, our ATEG publication. For many years, Ed has run SIS as a
> > newsletter. The editorial policy was that all articles were accepted and
> > printed as is, without editing. This provided an important vehicle for
> > communicating insights and approaches to grammar in the schools. At the
> > same time, active ATEG membership and SIS subscriptions have remained
> > relatively constant, hovering around the 125 person level or so, I
> > believe.
> >
> > The times are a changing. With the advent of nationwide grammar/language
> > arts standards, issues pertinent to Syntax in the Schools are coming
> > increasingly to the fore. It has seemed to a number of us that ATEG
> > could provide a much broader national and international resource
> > regarding the teaching of grammar. To that end, as new Editor, of SIS, I
> > have advertised our publication on all the NCTE listserves, in the
> > English Journal, and on LINGUIST net. I am seeking to promote both a
> > broader readership and writership for SIS.
> >
> > There is a lot of work out there happening in the arena of Grammar in
> > the Schools. For example, the Linguistics Association of Great Britain
> > (LAGB) has just announced an upcoming conference on GRAMMAR TEACHING AND
> > THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING SKILLS University of Durham, UK. I've
> > contacted them, inquiring whether they would consider submitting their
> > work to SIS. Similarly, in the recent issues of SIS, we've seen work
> > from a Charter School in Arizona looking at how grammar fits into the
> > implementation of language arts standards, work from a 7th grade grammar
> > curriculum, further notes from the British front, etc.
> >
> > Far from being any sort of Profscam (tho I have not read the treatise Ed
> > mentions), Syntax in the Schools seeks to publish thoughtful work
> > regarding grammar in the schools. We have moved into a refereed status
> > so to assure the caliber of commentary and contribution.
> >
> > The membership at ATEG voted unanimously to change the classification
> > of SIS from newsletter to journal in recognition of the nature of the
> > articles submitted. Numerous people pointed out that the material that
> > we publish is more of the sort found in journals than the sort found in
> > newsletters, the latter being a place for announcements of events and
> > such, and the former being a place for more thoughtful discussion of
> > issues and practices in the field.
> >
> > Ed is certainly right that we are currently small -- 16 pages at this
> > point. But we are in a growth cycle. Our intention is to develop a
> > broader forum for publication of materials relevant to grammar pedagogy
> > K - 16. Our emphasis, continuing Ed's guiding light, will be that of
> > practical articles of direct import to the school classroom. We are not
> > a theory journal. We are a publication seeking practical, thoughtful
> > examination of practices and purposes in the teaching of grammar in the
> > schools.
> >
> > To that end, let us grow that we may bring this significant discussion
> > to a wider audience, with wider effect on language in the school
> > classroom.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Rebecca Wheeler
> >
> > >
> >
> > *******************************************
> > Rebecca S. Wheeler, Ph.D.
> > Assistant Professor
> > Department of English
> > Christopher Newport University
> > 1 University Place
> > Newport News, VA 23606-2998
> >
> > Editor, Syntax in the Schools
> > The Journal of the Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG),
> > an
> > assembly of the NCTE
> > http://www2.pct.edu/courses/evavra/ATEG/SiS.htm
> >
> > phone: (757) 594-8891; fax: (757) 594-8870
> > email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > *******************************************
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Rebecca S. Wheeler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Christopher Newport University
1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606-2998
Editor, Syntax in the Schools
The Journal of the Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG), an
assembly of the NCTE
http://www2.pct.edu/courses/evavra/ATEG/SiS.htm
phone: (757) 594-8891; fax: (757) 594-8870
email: [log in to unmask]
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