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Essential Primary Grammar is an invaluable resource to ensure that you are firmly equipped to teach grammar.  It helps you get to grips with your knowledge of grammar for the national curriculum - including the spelling, punctuation and grammar test - as well as providing you with some tried and tested ways to teach grammar.  Underpinned by a series of research studies which have investigated the teaching of grammar, it will support you in how to teach grammar in creative and meaningful ways whilst supporting you in developing your own fundamental knowledge of grammar. 

Uniquely, the book takes a systematic step-by-step approach to explain the grammatical terminology specified in the national curriculum.  It also illustrates how you might develop childrenâs grammatical knowledge by offering a range of practical activities which are rich, meaningful and support childrenâs development as confident and curious language investigators.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 A creative pedagogy for teaching grammar
2 The verb group
3 The noun group
4 The adverb group
5 Clauses
6 Sentences
7 Vocabulary
8 Standard English
9 The role of talk


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Essential Primary Grammar

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      Publisher Open University Press
      Published 16 February 2016
      ISBN-13 9780335262380
      978-0335262380
      ISBN-10 0335262384
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      Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy Primary and middle schools

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Essential Primary Grammar is an invaluable resource to ensure that you are firmly equipped to teach grammar.  It helps you get to grips with your knowledge of grammar for the national curriculum - including the spelling, punctuation and grammar test - as well as providing you with some tried and tested ways to teach grammar.  Underpinned by a series of research studies which have investigated the teaching of grammar, it will support you in how to teach grammar in creative and meaningful ways whilst supporting you in developing your own fundamental knowledge of grammar. 

      Uniquely, the book takes a systematic step-by-step approach to explain the grammatical terminology specified in the national curriculum.  It also illustrates how you might develop childrenâs grammatical knowledge by offering a range of practical activities which are rich, meaningful and support childrenâs development as confident and curious language investigators.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 A creative pedagogy for teaching grammar
      2 The verb group
      3 The noun group
      4 The adverb group
      5 Clauses
      6 Sentences
      7 Vocabulary
      8 Standard English
      9 The role of talk


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