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Studying Grammar in the Technological Age
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Ediger, Marlow – Reading Improvement, 2012
When being a student in grade school as well as in high school (1934-1946), grammar was heavily emphasized in English/language arts classes, particularly in grades four through the senior year in high school. Evidently, teachers and school administrators then saw a theoretical way to assist pupils in writing achievement. Grammar and writing were…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, English Instruction, Grammar, Writing Instruction
Oral Communication across the Curriculum
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Ediger, Marlow – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2011
Proficiency in oral communication is necessary in school and in society. To do well in the different curriculum areas, pupils must speak with clarity and understanding. For example, in a discussion group in the social studies involving the topic "the pros and cons of raising taxes," pupils need to express knowledgeable ideas with appropriate voice…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Semantics, Syntax, State Standards
Reading and the Structure of the English Language.
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Ediger, Marlow – Reading Improvement, 1999
Claims students can become better readers and writers by acquiring knowledge of the structure of the English language and developing skill in using the language. Discusses strategies for helping students to recognize five sentence patterns, and learn how to expand sentences. (NH)
Descriptors: English, Language Skills, Reading Improvement, Reading Skills