Reviews for The letter book

The average rating for The letter book based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-01-15 00:00:00 Kiera Bracken I LOVE CONSTANCE WEAVER. If you're in Education, particularly English, you need to pick her pieces up. This is my favorite. She has provided the perfect formula to help teach students grammar in the best-practice, through writing.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-04-26 00:00:00 Sd Asdf The first part of this book focuses on background information and helpful lists (yay for lists!) that suggest what should (and should not) be done in the world of education. The second half of this book is the grammar planner (starting on page 71) in which the author lays out various specific skills and gives space for teachers to decide if the skill would work for test prep, etc. The first half notes are included on this tip sheet. • In order to improve writing, teachers need to change how we teach grammar (4) • Grammar taught in isolation from writing does not produce significant improvements in writing (8) • “Effective editing instruction is more about teaching students the patterns and concepts of the English language that readers expect courteous writers to follow” (28) • “Student writers don’t have to remember grammatical terms to comprehend, appreciate, and imitate effective examples of language use” (35) • “… We must teach a limited number of editing skills in conjunction with the writing process…” (60) • Do not abandon best practice in favor of test preparation!! (64) • Use practice tests or test items with your students (65) Top 6 Items Recent Experiments Suggest (71): 1. Teaching grammar in isolation doesn’t improve writing 2. Teaching everything amounts to teaching nothing 3. Teaching less grammar but teaching options and skills as we help students use these tools to enrich and enhance their writing can generate stronger writing. 4. Teaching grammatical analysis warrants much less time than producing sentences with interesting details, organizing and combining elements within and beyond sentences, and establishing appropriate tone for purpose and audience. 5. Testing the naming parts is not necessary 6. Good writing does not necessarily follow all the grammar-book rules