I think Rebecca's idea is terrific: >So, do you think there is a place for workbook style treatments of the >top-X grammar issues relevant to particular grade spans? I would see such >workbooks as pedagogical tools for school teachers, to help them concretely >handle the most common issues/analyses that recur. I agree that teachers will appreciate the concrete exemplification of alternative pathways. They may also feel exasperated because the range of options can be confusing. But I am entirely comfortable with introducing such discomforts. We MUST start supporting teachers' intellectual work. We certainly can't get anywhere without it. Regards, Judy Judith Diamondstone (732) 932-7496 Ext. 352 Graduate School of Education Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 10 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1183 Eternity is in love with the productions of time - Wm Blake