Jane Bell Kiester | |
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| Jane Bell Kiester Jane Bell Kiester | |
| Occupation | Teacher (retired), Author |
Jane Bell Kiester is an educator, author, and linguist who taught primarily in Alachua and Marion Counties, Florida, held numerous teaching seminars across the United States, and authored a series of well-known grammar books used by teachers nationwide.
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Early Life edit
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From 1950 to 1962, Kiester went through her elementary and secondary education in the Baltimore Public School system.
Between 1963 and 1966, Kiester did her three years of undergraduate studies in French, Spanish, and English Literature at Goucher College, Towson, Maryland.
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Kiester has written several books on grammar, each designed for a specific grade level.[1][2].
- Teach Spelling So It Sticks! Maupin House Publishing, 2008
- Eggbert the Ball Bounces by Himself, Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle for First Grade, Maupin House Publishing, 2007
- Juan and Marie Join the Class, Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Third Grade, Maupin House Publishing, 2007
- Putrescent Petra Finds Friends, Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Second Grade, Maupin House Publishing, 2007
- Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle, Maupin House Publishing, 1990
- Caught’ya Again! More Grammar with a Giggle, Maupin House Publishing, 1992
- Blowing Away the State Writing Assessment Test, Maupin House Publishing, 1996; Revised in 2000; Totally revised edition with 100 pages added in 2006.
- The Chortling Bard. Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle for High Schools, Maupin House, 1998
- Giggles in the Middle. Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Middle Schools. Maupin House Publishing, 2006
Kiester has also contributed to numerous publications outside of her Caught'ya! series.
- “How to Compete with TV, Fights, Sex, and Lunch.” Virginia English Bulletin. Vol. 41, Number 1, Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Spring, 1991.
- “Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle,” Kentucky English Bulletin. Vol. 40, Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts, Winter 1991.
- Caught’ya! An Integrated Approach to Language Skills.” Illinois English Bulletin. Vol. 78, No. 2, Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Winter 1991.
- Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle,” The Leaflet, Vol. 89, No. 3, Journal of the New England Association of Teachers of English, Fall 1990.
- “Burying Dead Verbs and Reviving Live Ones or All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Teaching of Writing in Middle School English.” Visions of Teaching and Learning, John Arnold, ed. Columbus: National Middle School Association, 1990.
- Language and the Newspaper (booklet). Gainesville: The New York Times (via The Gainesville Sun) for distribution in their Newspaper in Education program), 1982.
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- ^ "Caught'ya! Grammar with a Giggle Series". Maupin House.
- ^ "What is a Caught'ya?". Maupin House.
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