Fun ways to teach the parts of speech and conjunctions using games, videos, songs, websites, books, and worksheets.
Formal and informal language in communication, writing, grammar and vocabulary. The choice of words, grammar and tone differ greatly between formal and informal language. When do we use Formal Language?
Last week, Maryellen Moreau, creator of Story Grammar Marker®, consulted with two special educators in southern Connecticut about a student with Autism. This particular child’s evaluation recommended Story Grammar Marker® as an intervention. The school hired Maryellen to work with this child’s teachers as well as larger groups of staff in the school to get everyone on board with the SGM® methodology. During our first session last week, one special educator looked up at Maryellen and with awe in her voice said, “This is just so amazing. It is so simple…yet so, so deep. I know I will be able to do so much with this – with so many different students. How did you EVER think of this?” The answer to that question is that it happened in the late 1980s while Maryellen, a speech language pathologist, was Curriculum Director at the Curtis Blake Day School in Springfield, MA (a private placement for children with dyslexia and language learning disabilities)...
Lexical analysis is aimed only at data cleaning and feature extraction using techniques like stemming, lemmatization, correcting misspelled words, etc. But, in syntactic analysis, we target the roles…
Mastering the grammar of Latin is so key for feeling successful in your studies. Let's play with Latin nouns to learn how they work!
Naplan Test Prep Practice Test 3 provides an effective review of the language conventions component of the Naplan examination. This resource includes both print and digital (British English Spellings) practice tests. Naplan Language Conventions is a time-driven examination and the key to achieving success is being prepared. The number of questions and time limit may be changed by the authoritative body during any given testing year. The number of questions in a test is usually 50 to be completed within the time frame of 40 minutes. This leaves a student with just 48 seconds to complete each question (time limit divided by the number of questions). This Practice Paper features 60 questions that target a variety of questioning types prevalent in Naplan past papers. Other than targeting spelling skills at the requisite level, the paper focuses on punctuation, parts of speech, sentence structure and clause structure. The questioning strategy of each of the 60 questions target a range of spelling, grammar and punctuation skills. The questions have been formulated after extensive study of recent years examination papers and adopt the style and format of the same. The digital practice paper in a Google Form is self-checking and students will receive instant feedback of correct/incorrect responses on submission. This will not only provide you with valuable data to dictate teaching and learning but will also save you all that marking! Items Included 60 Questions (multiple-choice, check-box, short response) on spelling, grammar, and punctuation in a Google Form. 60 Questions in PDF (print) file. Answer Key (pdf file) Suggested Use: You may release the sheets gradually to students 2-3 at a time, or have them attempt the entire paper in one sitting. Be sure to provide additional time as there are 60 questions. Alternatively, print pages 5-12 (51 questions) to be completed within a time frame of approximately 40 minutes. It is best practice to familiarise yourself with the type of questions so you can provide a brief explanation of skills tested prior to students attempting the paper. After students have attempted the practice paper, display the answer sheets on the interactive board and discuss them as a class. Disclaimer I am not in any way affiliated with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA ) other than training my own students and having operated as a Professional Marker for Pearson Education marking NAPLAN examinations. Related Resources Naplan Numeracy Bundle Print & Digital Naplan Online Language Conventions Bundle (Google Forms) Naplan Langauge Conventions Test Prep Bundle Print & Digital Naplan Language Conventions Boom Decks Bundle Narrative Persuasive Writing Bundle Naplan Prep Maths Curriculum Bundle Sentence Bundle-Simple, Compound, Complex Book Report Bundle - Fiction, Nonfiction Science Resources Australia Day Scavenger Hunt Australian Animals Australian Government and Law Thank you for visiting Teach2Tell. New resources are 50% off - do follow the store to get notified :) Please contact me with any queries regarding this resource. Thank you! [email protected]
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Check out the top suffix activities and games, along with worksheets & lesson plans. Teaching suffixes is easier than ever.
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Super Grammer is a grammar book unlike any you’ve seen. Gone is the boring textbook and worksheets, replaced by a comic-book style story!
Students write the correct form of the word on the lines. Key is included. - ESL worksheets
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