Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar by Illingworth, Martin; Hall, Nick;

Rövid leírás:

Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar is an easily accessible, practical guide full of ideas to support teachers in making the learning of grammar a natural part of developing their students as writers and as readers.

Hosszú leírás:

Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar is an easily accessible, practical guide full of ideas to support teachers in making the learning of grammar a natural part of developing their students as writers and as readers. Written for those teaching years 5,6,7 and 8, the authors’ approach concentrates on the individual needs of students rather than of a year group as a whole.

Split into two main sections, the first looks at creative ways of exploring grammar and includes more than forty ideas that can be implemented into the classroom. This section can be used as a quick resource or the whole sequence can be followed to ensure students are investigating, exploring and having fun with grammar.

The second section includes an extensive glossary of terms to develop a full understanding of grammar which can be used to audit your own competences and highlight areas for further development.

Creative ideas explored include:

• Being silly with grammar


• Favourite words


• Exploding sentences


• Writing for real audiences


• New punctuation marks and emoticons


• Sorting out confusing words


• Broadening active vocabulary


• Top ten spelling tips


• Flexing your vocabulary brain


• Redundancy in language

Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar is a truly practical guide that is a must read for anyone teaching grammar to years 5,6,7 and 8. With plenty of ideas to implement into the classroom it encourages students to take ownership of their own learning and progress.

"This book – part of a series co-published with the National Association for the Teaching of English – takes into account the latest standards and expectations, but thoughtfully contextualises them within the bigger picture of what students genuinely need to know, and why, before suggesting creative and relevant ways to improve learners’ language skills across the curriculum. It’s positive, inspiring and enormously sensible – if you only read one book about teaching grammar this year, make it this one. And if you weren’t planning on reading any; change your mind." Teach Secondary

Tartalomjegyzék:

Teachers of Key Stage Two

Teachers of Key Stage Three

The problem with transition

Auditing your knowledge

Levels of understanding in testing

Relevance

1. Questioning








2. Sentences








3. Marginal commentaries








4. Collecting signs








5. Guiding the reader








6. The grammar of speech








7. Being silly with grammar








8. Your attitude towards grammar








9. Favourite words








10. Syntax








11. Dictionaries








12. Stop pee-ing!








13. Significance and value








14. Exploding sentences








15. Grammar working wall








16. Finding your voice – Auto/ biography








17. Handwriting








18. Writing for real audiences








19. Chasing the dream








20. Telling stories








21. Twitter stories








22. Just because it is








23. New punctuation marks and emoticons








24. Grammar t-shirts








25. Sorting out confusing words








26. High frequency language








27. Broadening active vocabulary








28. Re/drafting








29. Patterns and exceptions








30. Top ten spelling tips








31. Big, deep and wide questions








32. Making up new words








33. Difficult words/ punctuation








34. Cut and paste fun








35. Dramatic readings








36. The grammar of photography








37. Innate competence








38. Word classes








39. Explicit modelling of writing








40. Ask the author








41. Flexing your vocabulary brain








42. Redundancy in language

A glossary of terms