Grammar in the Classroom

This book is wonderful for polishing grammar skills. Lester writes in his forward to the student "This book is designed to give you what you need to know about grammar in order to be an effective, professional classroom teacher - a thorough knowledge of how grammar works and methods for teaching and using it effectively in the classroom". I had the privelege of taking an advanced grammar class from Dr. Lester, and while using this book in the course, learned more about grammar than in any previous years in school. Not only did I learn more than I thought I could, I became comfortable with grammar.Included with the instruction are simple tests for finding parts of speech - ways to determine if a word is a noun, adjective, etc. I found these tests extremely helpful when teaching a grammar unit to sixth graders. Lester gives practice activities at the end of each chapter which review and test the reader on what he or she has learned, with answers in the back of the book.I recommend this book highly to anyone brushing up on grammar, or trying to master it for the first time.