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Beyond the Grammar Wars : a Resource for Teachers and Students On Developing Language Knowledge In the English/ Literacy Classroom.

Are there evidence-based answers to the broad question ""What explicit knowledge about language in teachers and/or students appears to enhance literacy development in some way""? Distinguished by its global perspective, its currency, and its comprehensiveness, Beyond the Grammar...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Locke, Terry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
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  • Book Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: "Grammar Wars" and Beyond; Part I: The "Grammar Wars" in Context; Chapter 2 Blowin' in the Wind: English Grammar in United States Schools; Chapter 3 The Problematics of Prescribing Grammatical Knowledge: The Case in England; Chapter 4 The "Grammar Wars" in Australia; Chapter 5 Knowledge about Language in the English Classroom: A Scottish Perspective; Part II: The Effectiveness of Grammar Teaching: The Research Record; Chapter 6 Teaching Sentence-Level Grammar for Writing: The Evidence So Far.
  • Chapter 7 Does Explicit Teaching of Grammar Help Students to Become Better Writers?: Insights from Empirical ResearchChapter 8 Ways of Knowing: Grammar as a Tool for Developing Writing; Part III: Into the Classroom: Integrating Knowledge about Language with Learning; Chapter 9 "Language as a System of Meaning Potential": The Reading and Design of Verbal Texts; Chapter 10 Discovering a Metalanguage for All Season.