Grammar Instruction--"I done did it!"

I think just about all educators are in agreement that grammar skills must be taught. The problem is, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that traditional grammar skill and drill lessons, out of context, have a negligible effect on student learning. This is uncomfortable news for "old school" English teachers who swear by their methods.

The implication is that many of us, including myself, have to rethink how grammar is taught.

Check out this Powerpoint presentation from a NCTE workshop in Pittsburgh, PA, several years ago. (I just unearthed it from my school files.)