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In an age when the truth and inherent nature of everything is routinely questioned, it should come as no surprise that grammar education has come to be regarded as unnecessary and even pernicious. Teachers advocate integrated approaches in what are essentially programs designed to facilitate language learning by osmosis—students will "pick up" the rules of English by reading and writing on their own much better than when they are subjected to rote memorization of the parts of speech and the drudgery of sentence diagramming.

This view is about 100 years old....and the one that preceded it stretched from roughly the 8th century B.C. in Greece to the early part of the 20th century across the whole Western world. While length of tradition is no argument in itself, the fact that so many great intellectuals were the product of the direct approach to grammar instruction (and the fact that so few of similar ability remain) should count for something. Grammar formed the basis on which the rest of one's education was built—the "grammar stage" of Classical education was just that, a solid grounding in the nature and usage of language intended to facilitate literacy, critical thinking and the ability to form ideas from existing facts.

It's hard to find a good definition of grammar, largely because its importance has been questioned and its content ignored for so long. Currently it's most often described as the rules regulating language, but this is only part of the story. Grammar is the system of usage employed for a language to facilitate and codify meaning. In simpler terms, grammar is rules that do regulate language for the explicit purpose of aiding universal understanding among speakers of that language. If such linguistic governance does not exist, people who ostensibly speak the same language will not understand each other.

A commonly identified problem among those educated in the United States is that they retain a certain form of illiteracy from their earliest years through high school and even college. They can identify and even read words, but they cannot interpret them in any meaningful way and they certainly cannot form complex ideas or thoughts based on what they read. There are (as with anything) a variety of contributing factors, but one of the most basic is the lack of direct grammar education they receive.

To design a bridge one must first be fluent in the laws of physics and mathematics employed in such an undertaking. The same principle applies to language—in order to understand what sentences, paragraphs and books mean, a student must first understand why words are arranged as they are, why punctuation works the way it does, what different kinds of words exist and why they must change form depending on context, even what context itself is. Grammar is that study, and it is not simply an end in itself, it is the foundation for the very thing toward which education aims: comprehension.

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Behind the Mask
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Cache of Jewels
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99
Daily Grams Grade 3 - Student Workbook
by Wanda Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 3rd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$15.95
Daily Grams Grade 3 - Teacher Edition
by Wanda Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 3rd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$34.95 $17.50 (1 in stock)
Easy Grammar Grade 3
by Wanda Phillips
2nd edition from Easy Grammar Systems
for 3rd grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$35.95 $24.00 (1 in stock)
Easy Grammar Grade 3 - Student Test Booklet
by Wanda Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 3rd grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$6.95
Easy Grammar Grade 3 - Student Workbook
by Wanda Phillips
from Easy Grammar Systems
for 3rd grade
in Easy Grammar / Daily Grams (Location: GRA-EGDG)
$16.95
Editor in Chief Beginning 1
from Critical Thinking Books
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Editor in Chief (Location: GRA-EDIT)
$14.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Editor In Chief Beginning 2
by Michael Baker, et. al.
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-4th grade
in Editor in Chief (Location: GRA-EDIT)
$15.99
English 3 - Assessments
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$19.66
English 3 - Assessments Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$14.17 $8.00 (1 in stock)
English 3 - BJU Subject Kit
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Subject Kits (Location: WH-BJUK)
$114.15
English 3 - CLP Teacher's Manual
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$9.50
English 3 - CLP Teacher's Manual (old)
from Christian Liberty Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (old versions) (Location: OBJU-GRA)
$7.50 $4.00 (1 in stock)
English 3 - CLP Test Packet
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$5.75
English 3 - Student Worktext
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$36.11
English 3 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 3rd grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (Location: GRA-BJU)
$89.17 $53.00 (1 in stock)
English for the Thoughtful Child Volume One
by Mary Hyde & Cynthia Shearer
2nd edition from Greenleaf Press
for 2nd-4th grade
in Charlotte Mason Language Arts (Location: GRA-CM)
$14.50 $7.50 (3 in stock)
English for the Thoughtful Child Volume Two
by Fred Scott, Gordon Southworth & Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Charlotte Mason Language Arts (Location: GRA-CM)
$14.50
English Grammar Recitation
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-6th grade
$11.50 $7.00 (1 in stock)
English Grammar Recitation I - Student Book
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
$13.60
English Grammar Recitation I - Teacher Guide
by Ashley Gratto
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
$14.65 $9.00 (1 in stock)
First Language Lessons Level 3 - Instructor Book
by Jessie Wise & Sara Buffington
from Well-Trained Mind Press
for 3rd-4th grade
in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL)
$29.95 $15.00 (2 in stock)
First Language Lessons Level 3 - Workbook
by Jessie Wise & Sara Buffington
from Well-Trained Mind Press
for 3rd-4th grade
in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL)
$24.95
Fix It! Grammar Book 1 - Teacher's Manual
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd-5th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00 $13.00 (1 in stock)
Fix It! Grammar Book 1 - Teacher/Student Combo
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd-5th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$29.00
Fix It! Grammar Book 2 - Student Book
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd-5th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00
Fix It! Grammar Book 2 - Teacher's Manual
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd-5th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$19.00 $13.00 (1 in stock)
Fix It! Grammar Book 2 - Teacher/Student Combo
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd-5th grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$29.00
Fix It! Grammar Cards
by Pamela White
4th edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 3rd - 12th Grade
in IEW Fix It! Grammar (Location: GRA-IEW)
$15.00
Grammar Land
by M. L. Nesbitt
from Yesterday's Classics
for 3rd-6th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$10.95
Grammar Land
by George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 3rd-8th grade
in The Mother Tongue Grammar (Location: GRA-MOTHER)
$9.95
Grammar Songs - DVD
by Kathy Troxel
from Audio Memory
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$15.00
Grammar Songs with CD
Audio Memory CDs
by Kathy Troxel
from Audio Memory
for 3rd-8th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$22.95 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Introduction to Composition - Student Guide
by Ashley Gratto
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$11.50 $7.00 (2 in stock)
Introduction to Composition - Teacher Guide
by Brenda Janke & Jessica Watson
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd grade
in Memoria Press Classical Composition (Location: WRI-MPCC)
$11.50 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Kites Sail High
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 1
by Kristin Joy Pratt
from Master Books
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Language Lessons for a Living Education (Location: GRA-CMLL)
$39.19 $31.50 (1 in stock)
Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 2
by Kristin Joy Pratt
from Master Books
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Language Lessons for a Living Education (Location: GRA-CMLL)
$39.19
Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 3
by Kristin Joy Pratt
from Master Books
for 3rd grade
in Language Lessons for a Living Education (Location: GRA-CMLL)
$39.19
Language Smarts Level D
by Judy Wilson Goddard
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd grade
in Critical Thinking Language Smarts (Location: GRA-CTLS)
$42.99
Little Grammar People
by Nuri Mass
from Living Book Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
$14.99
Many Luscious Lollipops
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99
Mastering Punctuation Book 1 Set
from Basic Skills
Punctuation for 1st-3rd grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$25.00
Merry-Go-Round
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Mine, All Mine
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99
Punctuation Takes a Vacation
by Robin Pulver
from Holiday House
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$7.99
Sentence Diagramming Beginning
by Angela Carter
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-12th grade
in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
$14.99
Shurley English Jingle Time
from Shurley English
for 1st-8th grade
in Shurley English (Location: GRA-SHUR)
$17.50
Shurley English Level 2 - Kit
by Brenda Shurley
2nd edition from Shurley English
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Shurley English (Location: GRA-SHUR)
$49.00
Shurley English Level 2 - Practice Booklet
by Brenda Shurley
from Shurley English
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Shurley English (Location: GRA-SHUR)
$5.60
Shurley English Level 2 - Workbook
by Brenda Shurley
2nd edition from Shurley English
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Shurley English (Location: GRA-SHUR)
$8.40
Shurley English Level 3 - Kit
by Brenda Shurley
2nd edition from Shurley English
for 3rd-4th grade
in Shurley English (Location: GRA-SHUR)
$49.00 $34.30 (1 in stock)
Shurley English Level 3 - Workbook
by Brenda Shurley
2nd edition from Shurley English
for 3rd-4th grade
in Shurley English (Location: GRA-SHUR)
$8.40 $5.95 (1 in stock)
Up, Up and Away
by Ruth Heller
from PaperStar Books
for 1st-4th grade
in Grammar Picture Books (Location: GRA-PIC)
$8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Well-Ordered Language Level 1A - Teacher's Edition
by Tammy Peters, Daniel Coupland
2nd edition from Classical Academic Press
for 3rd-4th grade
in Well-Ordered Language (Location: GRA-WOL)
$26.95
Well-Ordered Language Level 1B
by Tammy Peters, Daniel Coupland
1st edition from Classical Academic Press
for 3rd-4th grade
in Well-Ordered Language (Location: GRA-WOL)
$23.95
Well-Ordered Language Level 1B - Teacher's Edition
by Tammy Peters, Daniel Coupland
1st edition from Classical Academic Press
for 3rd-4th grade
in Well-Ordered Language (Location: GRA-WOL)
$26.95
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