I was reading Book of the Month Club selections in 1947--beginning of 3rd grade--long before grammar was introduced to our curriculum. My reading knowledge of NT Greek and Spanish were definitely enhanced by my knowledge of their grammar. -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of ATEG automatic digest system Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ATEG Digest - 7 Feb 2013 to 9 Feb 2013 (#2013-12) There are 2 messages totalling 77 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. relationship between grammar knowledge and reading comprehension 2. grammar test items 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 19:20:02 -0800 From: Scott Woods <[log in to unmask]> Subject: relationship between grammar knowledge and reading comprehension Are there any studies relating improvement in students' abi= ---1399187143-446316732-1360466402=:26308 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List,=0A=0AAre there any studies relating improvement in students' abi= lity to understand grammar concepts and comprehension? =0AAre there any stu= dies relating simplicity of grammatical structures in a passage and increas= ed comprehension?=A0 =0A=0AThanks,=0A=0AScott Woods 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/ ---1399187143-446316732-1360466402=:26308 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Dear List,<br><br>Are= there any studies relating improvement in students' ability to understand = grammar concepts and comprehension? <br>Are there any studies relating simp= licity of grammatical structures in a passage and increased comprehension?&= nbsp; <br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Scott Woods<br><div><br></div></div></body></h= tml> 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" <p> Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ ---1399187143-446316732-1360466402=:26308-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 19:22:16 -0800 From: Scott Woods <[log in to unmask]> Subject: grammar test items ---1399187143-979241268-1360466536=:60403 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear List, What types of test items have you found particularly useful or particularly ineffective in testing grammar concepts and applications? Thanks, Scott Woods 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/ ---1399187143-979241268-1360466536=:60403 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Dear List,<br><br>What types of test items have you found particularly useful or particularly ineffective in testing grammar concepts and applications?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Scott Woods<br><div><br></div></div></body></html> 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" <p> Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ ---1399187143-979241268-1360466536=:60403-- ------------------------------ End of ATEG Digest - 7 Feb 2013 to 9 Feb 2013 (#2013-12) ******************************************************** 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/