Primary english: knowledge and understanding/
Medwell, Jane
Primary english: knowledge and understanding/ Jane Medwell and David Wray - London: SAGE, 2017. - vi, 306 p. ; 25 cm.
1.Introduction --
2.Spoken English and Standard English --
Standard English --
Historical variation --
Regional variation --
Individual variation --
register --
3.The nature of learning --
Approaches to learning --
4.The acquisition of language --
Theories about language acquisition --
How children learn language --
5.Representing sound in writing --
The sounds of English --
The symbols of English --
Visual patterns in English --
Morphemic and etymological patterns in English --
6.Words, vocabulary and morphology --
The origins of English vocabulary --
The structure of English words --
7.The grammar of the sentence in Standard English --
What is a sentence? --
What kinds of sentences are there? --
The component parts of a sentence --
8.The components of sentences --
Nouns --
Pronouns --
Determiners --
Adjectives --
Verbs --
Adverbs --
Conjunctions --
Prepositions --
9.Handwriting --
The decline of handwriting Note continued: What does research tell us about the importance of handwriting? --
Some key lessons from research into handwriting, its place and function --
10.Punctuation --
Punctuation marks --
11.Cohesion: grammar at the level of the text --
The differences between spoken and written language --
What makes a text a text? --
What is cohesion? --
Cohesive ties --
Why is understanding cohesion important? --
Coherence --
12.The qualities of stories --
Why are stories important? --
What are stories? --
Story genres --
Story structures --
Evaluating and making judgements about stories --
Criteria for evaluating stories --
13.The qualities of poetry --
Why are poems important? --
What is poetry? --
Poetic devices --
Rhythm --
Poetry forms --
Evaluating and making judgements about poems --
14.The qualities of drama --
Why is drama important? --
Analysing drama texts --
Shakespearean drama at Key Stage 2 --
Evaluating drama texts --
15.Looking at information books Note continued: Looking critically at information books --
16.Electronic texts --
The characteristics of electronic texts --
Answers to self-assessment questions.
9781526402981
Language arts
English language--Study and teaching
Elementary school teachers--Examinations
English language--Usage--Study and teaching
372.60440941 / MED/P
Primary english: knowledge and understanding/ Jane Medwell and David Wray - London: SAGE, 2017. - vi, 306 p. ; 25 cm.
1.Introduction --
2.Spoken English and Standard English --
Standard English --
Historical variation --
Regional variation --
Individual variation --
register --
3.The nature of learning --
Approaches to learning --
4.The acquisition of language --
Theories about language acquisition --
How children learn language --
5.Representing sound in writing --
The sounds of English --
The symbols of English --
Visual patterns in English --
Morphemic and etymological patterns in English --
6.Words, vocabulary and morphology --
The origins of English vocabulary --
The structure of English words --
7.The grammar of the sentence in Standard English --
What is a sentence? --
What kinds of sentences are there? --
The component parts of a sentence --
8.The components of sentences --
Nouns --
Pronouns --
Determiners --
Adjectives --
Verbs --
Adverbs --
Conjunctions --
Prepositions --
9.Handwriting --
The decline of handwriting Note continued: What does research tell us about the importance of handwriting? --
Some key lessons from research into handwriting, its place and function --
10.Punctuation --
Punctuation marks --
11.Cohesion: grammar at the level of the text --
The differences between spoken and written language --
What makes a text a text? --
What is cohesion? --
Cohesive ties --
Why is understanding cohesion important? --
Coherence --
12.The qualities of stories --
Why are stories important? --
What are stories? --
Story genres --
Story structures --
Evaluating and making judgements about stories --
Criteria for evaluating stories --
13.The qualities of poetry --
Why are poems important? --
What is poetry? --
Poetic devices --
Rhythm --
Poetry forms --
Evaluating and making judgements about poems --
14.The qualities of drama --
Why is drama important? --
Analysing drama texts --
Shakespearean drama at Key Stage 2 --
Evaluating drama texts --
15.Looking at information books Note continued: Looking critically at information books --
16.Electronic texts --
The characteristics of electronic texts --
Answers to self-assessment questions.
9781526402981
Language arts
English language--Study and teaching
Elementary school teachers--Examinations
English language--Usage--Study and teaching
372.60440941 / MED/P