1st Edition

Grammar Survival for Primary Teachers A Practical Toolkit

By Jo Shackleton Copyright 2017
    102 Pages
    by Routledge

    102 Pages
    by Routledge

    Are you grappling with grammar? Are you perplexed by punctuation? Do you find it a constant challenge to keep your pupils engaged while teaching grammar effectively?

    Focusing on what you need to know in the classroom, Grammar Survival for Primary Teachers provides you with all of the knowledge and practical advice you’ll need to teach grammar and punctuation effectively. Based on a successful, tried-and-tested format, this new book is designed especially for primary teachers and focuses on the requirements of the English National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2.

    This book includes:

    • clear explanations and examples of a range of different aspects of grammar and punctuation
    • practical advice and teaching ideas for use in the classroom
    • a strong focus on building knowledge and applying it to writing.

    Accessible and engaging, this new book will be essential reading for busy trainee, newly qualified and practising teachers alike. It is the perfect guide for those looking to improve both their pupils’ and their own understanding of grammar.

    Introduction

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter 1 - Words and their classes

    Chapter 2 - Phrases and clauses: the building blocks of sentences 

    Chapter 3 - Sentences: their forms and functions

    Chapter 4 - Cohesion: making connections within and across a text

    Chapter 5 - Levels of formality: writing for different purposes and audiences

    Chapter 6 - Punctuation

    Glossary

    Further reading

    Biography

    Jo Shackleton has been a teacher, consultant and inspector. She has been a curriculum adviser on the grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) tests and has worked at a national level on the teacher assessment and moderation of writing at Key Stage 2. She has also provided training to primary teachers throughout the country on grammar and punctuation.

    "Ideal for all teachers, from NQTs to experienced practitioners, this easy to use book really focuses the mind on the correct use of grammar, and explains the whys and wherefores. This comprehensive book provides teachers with the knowledge and practical advice they will need to teach grammar and punctuation effectively. Succinctly laid out so it is easy to find each topic, a double page spread on each provides the ideal amount of information to help teachers ensure their pupils use correct grammar and punctuation - so important now in tests and exams. Based on a successful, tried-and-tested format, this new book is designed especially for primary teachers and focuses on the requirements of the English National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2. It includes clear explanations and examples of a range of different aspects of grammar and punctuation; practical advice and teaching ideas for use in the classroom; and a strong focus on building knowledge and applying it to writing. Topics include noun phrases, cohesion, semi-colons, adverbs, clauses, exclamations, passive voice and subordination - just to give you a brief flavour of this excellent book."

    Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch Review