DGP Blogs

Sentence diagramming is a graphic organizer that helps students make sense of sentence structure. Used as one of many analytical tools, as in Daily Grammar Practice, it can greatly impact writing skills and even reading skills as well.

Even if you’ve used DGP and/or DRP before in your physical classroom, instruction probably looks a little different for you this year. Many teachers have emailed or called to ask about making DGP and DRP effective in a virtual classroom, and you have plenty of options!

DGP Academy instructional videos walk you through every day of DGP! Never be confused about grammar again. Dawn explains why the answers are what they are, she provides insight into usage issues, and she even pronounces unusual names and defines difficult vocabulary words. Grammar just got easier!

Teachers often ask how to help students make the connection between grammar and writing. When students truly understand grammar and sentence structure, this connection should happen naturally. But I also like to be intentional about it in my classroom. The primary way I do that is by using focus and annotation. Learn more in this video!

Illustrating what they read is especially helpful for new readers, English learners, struggling readers, and even for advanced readers working through particularly difficult texts. In this blog, Judith Holbrook shows you how to create books while practicing reading comprehension.