Jeff,

Sounds great! Would your daughter be willing to participate in ATEG? Maybe
she could share her experiences and research -- if nothing else.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: JEFF GLAUNER <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Putting grammar back into the curriculum


> You are probably right about the research, Bill.  That is going to be an
> uphill battle--if anyone steps up to fight it.  I think, however, that the
> first step is for us to develop the teachable, useful grammar.  There are
> two states I know of that haven't waited for the research.  Missouri and
> Colorado have mandated the return of grammar to the curriculum, at least
to
> the teacher education curriculum.  (Are there other states doing this?)
If
> we can concentrate on getting useful things going in these states, good
> researchers--not just from research universities, but elementary and
> secondary teachers from large school districts--will come forward to study
> and report.  My daughter, an elementary teacher and a budding researcher,
> will be teaching in Missouri starting next year.  I have already tagged
her
> to do some classroom research at the primary level with the grammar I have
> developed.  It is largely for my own use in improving my course, but, if
we
> could get the entire building to buy into the research, something
> publishable might emerge.
>
> Jeff Glauner
> Park University
>
> > Grammar was bounced out of the curriculum because of abundant research
> > showing that the study of grammar had no useful effect on writing
skills.
> > To put grammar back into the curriculum will require not only developing
a
> > more accurate, teachable and learnable system of simplified grammar but
> > also conducting research showing that the new grammar does something
> useful
> > for students. The research will have to be quantitative and of
sufficient
> > validity to be published in refereed journals.
> >
> > In my opinion, nothing less will do the trick. It's too bad that we
don't
> > seem to have ATEG members from research universities who might have the
> > time, money, and necessity for doing the needed research.
> >
> > Even in the unlikely eventuality that these conditions could be met,
> > grammar would still have to fight its way into the curriculum against a
> > tide of new material being added because of the new standards and tests.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > William J. McCleary
> > 3247 Bronson Hill Road
> > Livonia, NY 14487
> > 716-346-6859
>