July 22, 20160Comments

Myth: Grammar Study Makes Your Child a Better Writer

In a recent conversation about grammar and writing, I made the following point. Hope it is helpful.Often I hear it posed that ‘grammar study is useful’— and, the reason they

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July 17, 20160Comments

SAT Grammar Secret

Here's a posted conversation that may help:Great question about the SAT.The SAT is timed, so no one is going to operate effectively by recalling and applying a matrix of rules.

July 9, 20160Comments

How to Teach Word Meanings

Here's a post I responded to about learning word meanings: Need a suggestion… my 9 yr old learns differently. I pulled her from PS after finding out that her work was

June 20, 20160Comments

Do You Know the Shortcut to Good Grammar?

I started out thinking I might want to explain why all the folks griping about grammar (and punctuation and spelling) on the internet need to relax. Look, I love grammar

June 17, 20160Comments

How Could Going to College Ruin Your Writing?

I have a terrible habit of not agreeing with folks very often. It isn't that I disagree, but it is that I don't agree completely. On the other hand, I

by Fred Ray Lybrand