Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding

Author:   Jane A Medwell ,  David Wray ,  George E Moore ,  Vivienne Griffiths
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   9th Revised edition
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9781529709797


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   25 March 2021
Replaced By:   9781529681246
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All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary English. If you are training to be a primary school teacher, you need to understand what you need to know about primary English before you can teach it. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. To help you master this, this comprehensive text includes subject knowledge from each part of the primary English curriculum and comes with a wide range of resources so you can test your growing knowledge as you progress through the course. an online English subject knowledge audit with the ability to share results end of chapter self-assessment questions Interactive tasks an English subject knowledge checklist useful weblinks for primary English teaching Recommended further reading This new edition has been updated and includes a new chapter on children's common misconceptions in English.

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Author:   Jane A Medwell ,  David Wray ,  George E Moore ,  Vivienne Griffiths
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Learning Matters Ltd
Edition:   9th Revised edition
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9781529709797


ISBN 10:   1529709792
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   25 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781529681246
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Introduction Spoken English and Standard English The nature of learning The acquisition of language Representing sound in writing Words, vocabulary and morphology The grammar of the sentence in Standard English The components of sentences Handwriting Punctuation Cohesion: grammar at the level of the text The qualities of stories The qualities of poetry The qualities of drama Looking at information books Electronic texts Looking more closely at children’s errors

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Jane Medwell taught in primary schools in Cardiff and South Devon, before moving into teacher education. She has lectured at the Universities of Cardiff, Plymouth and the College of St Mark and St John, and is currently Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Her research and writing has covered areas such as the teaching of writing and the use of electronic books to teach reading. More recently she has begun a major research programme exploring the teaching of handwriting, and has begun a unique programme of teacher education in primary Modern Foreign Languages. She is fluent in French and Russian, and is learning Chinese. David Wray taught in primary schools for 10 years and is currently Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Warwick. He has published over 40 books on aspects of literacy teaching and is best known for his work on developing teaching strategies to help pupils access the curriculum through literacy. His work was made an integral part of the National Literacy Strategy in England at both primary (1997) and secondary (2001) levels. More recently he has acted as consultant to a number of electronic learning projects and has begun new research programs exploring the importance and teaching of handwriting, and the use of mobile learning devices. George Moore, now retired, was Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. Vivienne Griffiths is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church University.

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