How Sentence Modeling Helps Kids Write Better

How Sentence Modeling Helps Kids Write Better

Common Core Writing incorporates a variety of techniques to help children learn how to write better. One of these methods,called sentence modeling, allows students to visualize how the individual words connect to form a complete thought. The sentence modeling activities included in Common Core Writing help kids write better in many different ways. Sentence Modeling Helps Kids Internalize Proper Grammar Using proper grammar is... Read More

By: Kenneth Lini Tuesday March 22, 2016 comments Tags: writing, sentence modeling

Sentence Diagramming is Out, Modeling is In

Sentence Diagramming is Out, Modeling is In

In 1847, a man named Stephen Watkins Clark created a teaching tool he called sentence mapping." These strings of interconnected bubbles were designed to teach children sentence construction and the parts of speech. Despite being incredibly innovative, the idea never really caught on. About 30 years later, a team set out to give sentence mapping a makeover that would make it more marketable. Simply changing the name to sentence diagramming and... Read More

By: Kenneth Lini Thursday January 21, 2016 comments Tags: sentence modeling