NoRedInk: Help Your Students Improve their Grammar Skills
Details
Main Website:
Tech Product/Equipment:
Computer and projector, Mobile devices for students
Activity Description
NoRedInk offers teachers and students grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and writing skills instruction, adjusting questions based on student answers and abilities. The teacher starts with a diagnostic test. As students answer the questions, the content changes. When students answer incorrectly, tutorials help them correct their mistakes and move forward.
Assignments, quizzes, and diagnostics are easy to create and ready to use immediately. Student progress is tracked so the teacher knows what is happening and can adjust instruction.
Preparation
- Make sure that the site is not blocked at your school before assigning students to use it.
- Watch the 2 minute video introduction on using NoRedInk . You will need to scroll down the page to find the video under Share NoRedInk.
- Enroll as a teacher.
- Set up your class.
- Set up a diagnostic assessment. This is simple and can be done in a very short time.
- Add an assignment on a grammar subject you are currently studying. Again, creating assignments is selecting the topic, selecting the subtopics, and selecting the number of questions.
- Download and print the Example Document - How to Enroll in NoRedInk - Students (above).
Teacher Tips
- Start with diagnostics to identify needs
- Use Grammar Rules to introduce concepts
- Encourage students to read explanations carefully
- Celebrate improvement, not perfection
- Monitor data to guide future instruction
More Ways
- After logging in, watch the videos in the Help Center . The video titled Teacher Tip: Using the "Practice" Page will give you ideas on how to use the Practice page with your students to incentivize them.
- Independent practice
- Homework assignments
- Writing intervention
- Test preparation
- Exit tickets
- Writing conferences
Program Areas
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
- ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation
