By the time you finish reading this book, you’ll have a solid plan for spending an appropriate amount of time on language topics that will move kids forward in their spoken and written expression, their ability to talk about language in technical ways using appropriate terminology, and their understanding of language in its social, cultural, and historical contexts. –Sandra Wilde Grammar–doesn’t it seem so 19th century? In Funner Grammar, Sandra Wilde approaches language learning in ways that reflect contemporary usage, including respectful and celebratory treatment of American language diversity. Help your students learn about language for its own sake–without mind-numbing workbook exercises– with sample lessons and fresh ways of thinking about: mechanics–the conventions of written language traditional grammar instruction–simple and accurate ways to think about parts of speech, sentence types, and verb tenses | Funner Grammar by Sandra Wilde, Paperback | Indigo Chapters