In a message dated 8/23/06 1:38:59 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: > My memory is not very sharp about this, but I think there was a NCTE study > of middle schoolers to see if teaching them transformational grammar would > affect their writing. I believe it was in the 60's or 70's. > Marshall, perhaps the study you are referring to is this one: Elley, W. B., I. H. Barham, H. Lamb, and M. Wyllie. "The Role of Grammar in a Secondary School English Curriculum." Research in the Teaching of English 10.1(Spring 1976): 5-21. Peter Adams Peter Adams To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/