A handy resource or a day to day companion- no primary classroom should be without it.The book gives many examples of how to teach grammar at a primary school level.
This book turns the spotlight on the work of such teachers. While based on a functional approach to language, it finds much that is relevant to teaching in traditional grammar and in other modern grammars. The focus is on grammar in the classroom, not as an esoteric pursuit remote from other concerns but as an integral part of the curriculum.
The book suggests many ways of incorporating grammar in teaching at the primary level, though it has broad relevance to teaching at other levels as well. Readers are invited to consider the issues and to enter classrooms where teachers and students are exploring grammar, language and much much more. Here are ideas, inspiration and a challenge for all teachers as they help to develop children’s language competence and their understanding of language