Language Knowledge for Primary Teachers

by Angela Wilson (Author), Angela Wilson (Author), Julie Scanlon (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.29

  Teaching children to develop as language users is one of the most important tasks of a primary school teacher. However, many trainee teachers begin their careers with a low knowledge base. Language Knowledge for Primary Teachers is the reader friendly guide designed to address this. This book provides a clear explanation of the knowledge and understanding required by teachers to implement the objectives of the National Curriculum for English. It reveals how an explicit knowledge of language can enrich their own and their children's spoken English. It will give teachers confidence in developing children's enjoyment and comprehension of reading and writing so children can use their language skills in the real world. Updated to include references to the new curriculum, this book explores: * The importance of subject knowledge in supporting children in language and literacy; * Language knowledge within the context of authentic and meaningful texts, from fiction to 'Facebook'; * The links between subject knowledge and real teaching situations; * New areas on talk and dialogic learning; * Increased emphasis on ICT and cross-curricular study. This book will appeal to all trainee and newly qualified teachers needing to achieve both the demands of subject knowledge for Qualified Teacher Status, and a firm understanding of the expectations of the National Curriculum for English.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.29

  Teaching children to develop as language users is one of the most important tasks of a primary teacher, yet may trainees come to teaching with a low knowledge base. Starting from the level of texts, this book provides clear explanation of the knowledge and understanding needed to effectively implement the text, sentence and word objectives of the National Literacy Strategy. Language Knowledge for Primary Teachers outlines the importance of subject knowledge for supporting children in language, literacy and the investigation of texts. It includes Audits at the end of each section so that students can test and anhance their understanding. Language Knowledge for Primary Teachers is accompanied by a CD_ROM that incorpaorates extracts from the texts featured and studied with in the book.