Sentence Structure: the order of all the parts in a sentence; sentence structures contain subject(s), predicate(s), object(s), phrases, punctuation, etc.

Grammar: the rules of our language system and the structure of our language.

Explicit instruction in sentence structures improves syntactic awareness, reading comprehension, and writing quality. This instruction is most effective through contextualized, authentic reading and writing experiences, not in isolation. 

• Using questioning and sentence deconstruction develops students’ understanding of how words function within sentences and develops metasyntactic awareness, whereas teaching parts of speech in isolation does not (Andrews, Beverton, Locke, Low, Robinson, Torgeson, 2004).
• Sentence combining facilitates a better understanding of syntactic relationships and the many ways thoughts can be conveyed coherently. Graham and Perin (2007) noted a significant effect size (d = 0.50) of sentence combining in improving syntactic maturity and writing skills across age groups

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