Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding

Author:   Jane A Medwell ,  David Wray ,  George E Moore ,  Vivienne Griffiths
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   10th Revised edition
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9781529681246


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 May 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jane A Medwell ,  David Wray ,  George E Moore ,  Vivienne Griffiths
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   10th Revised edition
Weight:   0.850kg
ISBN:  

9781529681246


ISBN 10:   1529681243
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 May 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1 Introduction 2 Spoken English and Standard English 3 The nature of learning 4 The acquisition of language 5 Representing sound in writing 6 Words, vocabulary and morphology 7 The grammar of the sentence in Standard English 8 The components of sentences 9 Handwriting 10 Punctuation 11 Cohesion: grammar at the level of the text 12 The qualities of stories 13 The qualities of poetry 14 The qualities of drama 15 Looking at information books 16 Electronic texts 17 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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