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Pam Koutrakos
Dec 18, 2019
We Go...You Go Grammar
We’ve wondered about it, discovered patterns around it, modeled it, taught it, and supported it. Yep… now, it is time to take another...
Pam Koutrakos
Dec 11, 2019
Infusing Grammar Study Throughout a Unit
Conventions aren’t icing and confetti sprinkles we apply to a piece of writing as a final flourish. Conventions are baked into the cake!...
Pam Koutrakos
Dec 6, 2019
Teaching Students How To Transfer Conventions Into Their Writing
“You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.” Ah, yes, this proverb is so true when it comes to teaching, hoping,...
Pam Koutrakos
Nov 6, 2019
Building Students’ Vision So They Can Put the Grammar Pieces Together
Imagine you have been handed a 1,000 piece puzzle… in a plastic bag. There is no helpful picture on the outside of the box to provide...
Pam Koutrakos
Oct 8, 2019
The Secret to Language Standard Success: Charting the Path for a Year-Long Journey
People (and even some animals!) have used the stars as a navigation tool since prehistoric times. Likewise, in the modern world of...
Pam Koutrakos
Feb 28, 2019
How to Put Wind In The Sails of Students’ Curiosity About Language
(Pixabay: Mabel Amber) In my last blog (here) I shared my own slightly scandalous journey of being a young teacher trying to find...
Pam Koutrakos
Dec 18, 2018
The Journey: Taking Language Instruction from Ho Hum to WOWZA!
When I was first hired as a teacher, I excitedly walked into my classroom to find… the “goods” had been pillaged. There was a teacher’s...
Patty McGee
Mar 15, 2017
Feedback that Offers More
I hope my daughter never reads this post until she is a parent herself! She will uncover one of my favorite parenting...
