The agony and ecstasy of grammar
1 April 2019
Two studies on grammar teaching in schools produced opposite conclusions on its effectiveness, but policymakers seem to have cherry-picked the positive study. Professor Dominic Wyse says neither study was conclusive as they involved only secondary students.
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