The word grammar has been known to come with connotations of dry, boring attention to details and rules. Its importance in a primary curriculum has been questioned for many years, and the answer has been disappointing (to grammar-loving folk anyway). Formal grammar teaching beyond “A noun is a naming word, a verb is a doing word…” has all but left the building, but Lyn Stone wants to bring it back in. In this presentation, Lyn will posit an argument that knowing what the parts of speech are really doing, why they’re put in their categories in the first place, and how to teach all that is an advantage to any teacher committed to raising the quality of writing instruction in the classroom. This session is appropriate for those working with students in Elementary through Middle School grades, as well as older struggling readers and spellers.

 Presenter Bio:

Lyn is an educational linguist, author, and CEO of Lifelong Literacy: an education  coaching and training organization. Her goal is to help educators awaken linguistic curiosity in their students using creative, engaging tools and strategies that are based upon scientific consensus as to what constitutes best practice.

Lyn creates research-informed professional development seminars, both online and  face-to-face, for teachers and other education professionals. She directs a team of  specialist practitioners to deliver high quality literacy intervention at Tiers 2 and 3, and a team of school coaches to deliver the best possible Tier 1 literacy instruction. Her occasional podcast about the lives of prominent education professionals, Loves, Hates and Passions, can be found on Spotify. Her three books, Spelling for Life, Language for Life and Reading for Life continue to attract worldwide acclaim and enjoy places on various bestseller lists.

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