Language knowledge for primary teachers - Wilson, Angela; Scanlon, Julie (London : Routledge, 2011)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172) and index.
Keywords: English language -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Great Britain