Report from the Field – Eric Herman
Eric shares: Check out the high school Spanish 1 Honors level course description at the high school my kids feed into. It's your stereotypical textbook course. Keep vomit bucket
Robert Harrell’s Grammar Quiz
A post appeared here a few days ago on how it feels to not understand anything in a grammar class: http://www.benslavic.com/blog/how-does-it-feel-to-not-understand/ Jim then reminded us of Robert Harrell's
Paul Kirschling on Traditional Teachers
Here are some exerts from a recent comment here by Paul Kirschling of Denver Public Schools, for your edification and enjoyment:
Paul Kirschling on the Grammar Ogre
I got this in an email from a group member today:
Don’t Change Traditional/Grammar Based Scope and Sequence Models
You read that title right. Why do I say that? Well, for one thing, it would get Paul Kirschling to write a comment here, and
Grammar Pop Ups
I suggest that we never do grammar pop ups during stories. The unconscious focus on the language gets interrupted when we do that. We don't need hand
Steven Ordiano on Scope and Sequence
Steven shares on Scope and Sequence: I want to say this to my fellow teachers in my district plus admin: My students can meet and SURPASS all
Ten Minutes of Grammar Per Day?
The idea of CI teachers teaching grammar for ten minutes a day was floated by Zach Al Moreno of the American Embassy School in New
My Knees Almost Buckled Under Me
Not everyone understands that we don't use word walls in order to teach those certain words that appear in that list. We use them as
John Bracey on Verb Conjugation
Responding to Eric on the Sandra Savignon article*, John Bracey said: "Very important point, Eric. We haven’t happened upon a better way to prepare kids for