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By Katherine S. McKnight, Ph.D.

Digital Download - 188 pages

As a high school ELA teacher, I explored manipulatives for the teaching of grammar and looked to Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences for inspiration. I tinkered with these models, introduced them in class, and I saw a big change in my students. Learning about apostrophes, subject/verb agreement, and proper nouns became exciting and tangible. During this period of discovery, my students and I began to understand that learning about grammar was actually learning how to manipulate language. They used this insight to become more effective writers, listeners, and speakers. I noticed that my students were better able to internalize what I was teaching, and I had far greater success than I did using worksheets and grammar books.

This book represents a collection of 40 lessons and activities that I developed in my very own classroom. The second edition is a revision of the original 2011 edition. New graphics and updated styling mean it’s more organized and easier to read! (Note: Print editions of this book are available on Amazon.)

“A great, affordable supplementary grammar resource that will add some spark to your lessons. I highly recommend this workbook for use in 4th-9th grade classrooms.”

Dawn Reffett, Notes from Dawn

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By Katherine S. McKnight, Ph.D.
Paperback – 176 pages – November 2019

Dr. Katherine McKnight has a 100% success rate in achieving academic gains with her unique, centers-based approach. Elementary schools have long used learning centers (also known as “rotations”) but middle and high school teachers have unique challenges. So Katie worked with teachers all over the country to develop collaborative learning centers designed specifically for grade 4-12 learners.

In this book readers can explore the research that prompted the creation of the LLC model for big kids, and learn how to start using it in their own classrooms. Read about the four foundational centers that are integral to the model. Find out how to set up additional centers in order to customize the LLC model for any content-area classroom. Learn to create developmentally appropriate tasks that automatically align instruction to standards/skills based assessment, increase student engagement, and allow you to cover more content and skill-development in less time. Avoid discipline problems with self-directed activities that provide the independence students crave with the guidance they need. Resources, teacher tips, and sample book lists are included.

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By Katherine S. McKnight, Ph.D.
Paperback – 169 pages – June 2019

This book is comprised of teacher-tested activities that have been specifically designed for use with Dr. Katherine McKnight's Literacy & Learning Centers – but they can be used in any classroom – even home school, learning pods, and community collaborative options. Explore sample reading lists as well as tools for reading centers, vocabulary centers, writing centers, grammar centers, and speaking & listening centers. Regardless of how you use these classroom tools, their focus is to provide students with ample opportunity to practice and develop key literacy skills. And, because content study is the ideal way to develop literacy skills, all the activities in the book are designed to work within all content areas and disciplines.

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