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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