kiwik Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I come from a generation (1970,s NZ) who weren't explicitly taught phonics or grammar. I have picked up a reasonable amount from older family members and prolific reading but I rarely know the "why". Can anyone suggest a cheap, easy to use resource for me to use to improve my skills? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerenlynne Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 http://www.dailygrammar.com/ - You can download a PDF or just use the online version to review your weak spots. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ for short explanations of tricky grammer usage. http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm - Grammar Bytes website has exercises and handouts or other stuff-I haven't used this one at all but it looks interesting. I am weak on grammar and just this year memorized the 23 helping verbs with my son while using Daily Grammar:) Hope these help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 A little depends on what you want to learn. An excellent place to begin that will help your writing is: http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359553791&sr=8-1&keywords=eats+roots+shoots+and+leaves If you want to learn to diagram: http://www.amazon.com/Rex-Barks-Diagramming-Sentences-Made/dp/1889439355/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359553799&sr=8-1&keywords=rex+barks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks I will look at all those. I did find an excellent site by accident once so maybe it was one of the ones you recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sandmjones Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Try the Rod and Staff "Building Christian English" grammar series -- Book 5 is a great place to start. I took "honors" English all through high school and majored in Elementary Education and was shocked at how little I knew about my own language when we started homeschooling our children. The Rod and Staff books are very thorough. For spelling, "All About Spelling" is a great series for teaching the rules of spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for those recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 KISS grammar is another option. It's free and there are printable notebooks for certain grade levels. I'm going through the grade 6 book (upper grades don't have a printable workbook yet) with ds this year. I like that it uses sentences from literature for study, instead of made up sentences just for a lesson. There are four levels to be studied. The site can be a little confusing to navigate, but I've found it worth it as I feel like I'm learning grammar in context. http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 American Heritage Grammar Dictionary is a great quick reference, for looking up concepts and filling in holes, not a teaching tool. http://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Student-Grammar-Dictionary/dp/B00AK2YME8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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