Mind Your Grammar

Course details

Learning Objectives

• Understand why dyslexic learners need direct grammar instruction
• Become aware of the principles of grammar instruction
• Become familiar with the basic parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
• Become familiar with the subject-verb sentence structure
• Understand the importance of diagramming sentences
• Gain skills in teaching learners to diagram sentences
• Gain understanding of how a knowledge of grammar helps reading comprehension
• Gain understanding of how knowledge of grammar helps writing
• Become aware of other aids to grammar instruction

Key Topics

Theory

• Importance of direct grammar instruction for dyslexic learners
• Principles of grammar instruction
• Basic parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
• Subject-verb sentence structure
• Importance of diagramming sentences
• Other aids to grammar instruction

Practical

• Strategies for teaching the basic parts speech
• Learning how to diagram sentences
• Practice in diagramming sentence
• Practice in using grammar to help with cloze comprehension
• Practice in writing sentences