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April 27, 2006 - New Idea for Grammar

I have been using a new idea to teach grammar to my 13yo.  This week he is writing in his reading journal about his daily readings.  There is no pressure to make it perfect, just a way to write down his ideas about his readings.

I type out one of his entries (double-space) and give it to him to edit.  It looks like an Editor in Chief paragraph, but it is actually his own writing.  This helps us tie together his reading, writing and grammar.  Yesterday, we spent about 5 minutes going over his corrections. 

It was interesting to note that he found most of his mistakes when he read it aloud.  I think kids can "hear" their writing mistakes.  The same thing happened earlier this week when my 16yo read aloud her research paper to me.  She would say, "Oh, that doesn't sound right", and then correct it.

What I like about this activity is the way it involves the ideas of read-write-discuss from the Leadership Education approach to education.

Kerry

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April 28, 2006 - hi

Posted by im4given
i am out random blogging today and thought i would say hi..i like your idea here..i think i will try it with my dd who are 14 and 16...thanks for sharing..God bless~~deb
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April 28, 2006 - Thanks

Posted by LeadershipEducation
Thanks for the encouraging words. Hope this helps add a little variety to grammar exercises.
Kerry
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