I agree with Brock that Connie's idea of assessing individual grammar needs
based on student writing is "interesting." In fact, I believe that many
individual teachers, if not schools, do just that. I wonder if the same
could be done based on student gaps in reading skills? It seems to me that
the connection between a student's awareness of grammar and his or her
reading ability would be an area that deserves some study. What do you all
think?

Paul E. Doniger
The Gilbert School

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Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: Putting grammar back into the curriculum


> Connie,
>      Your recommendation here sounds interesting.  Could you say more
about
> it?  Do (or would) school systems come up with signficantly different
needs
> and plans?  How does (or could) the approach affect the choice of
textbooks?
>
> Brock Haussamen
> Raritan Valley Community College
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>
>
>
> But I think the most important thing is for
> school
> systems to assess the "grammar" needs of their own students, based upon
> writing
> samples, and plan teaching experiences based on that assessment.
>