Wilson, Angela.

Language knowledge for primary teachers / by Angela Wilson and Julie Scanlon. - 4th ed. - London : Routledge, 2011. - xiii, 180 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172) and index.

Why do primary teachers need language knowledge? -- A framework for considering language knowledge -- Building on preschool children's language knowledge -- Some characteristics of texts -- Making sense of texts -- What big teeth you have, grammar! -- Sentence structure: phrases and clauses -- Words, words, words -- Applying text, sentence and word level knowledge to fictional texts and poetry -- Applying text, sentence and word level knowledge to non-fiction texts -- Applying text, sentence and word level knowledge to non-book and electronic texts -- Applying text, sentence and word level knowledge to digital communications -- Conclusion.

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English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Great Britain.