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It’s common for students to learn about grammar concepts through a set of worksheets and drills. They practice editing and identifying parts of speech over and over again with very little application to their own writing. They are compliant and complete the tasks given to them. Are they engaged? Do they have a deep understanding of these concepts? Do they view themselves as writers? Probably not.
Larry Ferlazzo is an English and social studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif. The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best instructional strategies and lessons to use when teaching intermediate English-language learners? The English-language-learner population is growing rapidly in our schools. Even today, thousands of Afghan students are entering classes throughout the country.
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