Posted on March 27, 2008 by Joy
One could argue that idioms falls under the umbrella of the three R’s, but in reality, idioms are generally taught—if at all—haphazardly in regular curriculum.
Yet understanding idioms is so important. And it’s not because our children need to be taught how to use idioms in their daily speech; idioms are in such great use by [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by Joy
1. Model good grammar. If you need a refresher course on subject-verb agreement or using personal pronouns correctly, then get yourself a good book and study it. If we expect our children to learn proper grammar, then we should strive our hardest to learn it (and use it) too.
2. Correct your children’s grammar from the [...]
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