First, a grammar quiz. Which of these sentences do you think begins the Eric Carle classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar? a) A little egg lay on a leaf in the light of the moon. b) On a leaf, in the ...

Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

The role of grammar instruction in the development of effective writing has long been recognised as a cornerstone of educational practice. Recent pedagogical models emphasise the integration of ...

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Glenview's Kimberly Karzen took a roundabout way to writing a children's book on grammar. The author of "Tongue Twisters that Teach" (Rubber Ducky Press, 2022), Karzen taught business classes for 15 ...

We all remember what it was like back in school, sitting on the edge of the seat, waiting for the teacher to hand out"the test.” Our palms were sweaty and our mind raced with facts and figures we ...

ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE is not, as the saying goes, the same thing as evidence of absence. But if you continue looking for something intently, and keep failing to find it, you can be forgiven for starting ...

The June 13 business section article, "Survey: New college grads underqualified for jobs," should not surprise anyone who is aware of trends in modern education. Granted, the use of "coded" language ...

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