How to Teach the Eight Grammatical Building Blocks

In this section we're going to walk you through the steps for teaching the eight grammatical building blocks to your students:

3.1 Prepare to Teach — We'll guide you through planning your lesson and gathering the materials you need.

3.2 Teaching Strategies for Grammar — Here you'll find four teaching strategies you can consider using in your lessons.

3.3 Explicitly Teach the Skill — We'll show you how to introduce each grammatical building block to your students using model lessons.

At Reading Universe, we use an evidence-based approach popularly known as structured literacy. Structured literacy is a way of organizing and delivering reading instruction to ensure students get all the skills they need in an efficient timeframe — and without any gaps. With this approach, teachers use explicit or direct instruction.

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Use Content Area Topics and Read-Alouds for Grammar Instruction
In this skill explainer, you'll notice that we model different ways you might integrate grammar instruction into your day. You'll see an example of how a teacher might weave a science unit about plants into a grammar lesson. By using sentences from a read-aloud that all students have been a part of, you are able to lessen their cognitive load and level the playing field with respect to their background knowledge.

3. How to Teach the Eight Grammatical Building Blocks

Grammatical Building Blocks Skill Explainer

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