Locke Terry (ed.). Beyond the Grammar Wars: A Resource for Teachers and Students on Developing Language Knowledge in the English/Literacy Classroom

New York, London: Routledge, 2010. — 335 p.Questions about the effectiveness of grammar teaching on literacy development have been so fraught in recent years that they are referred to metaphorically as the Grammar Wars. 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 Wars approaches this question systematically, offering both a range of theoretical approaches and takes on the issues raised, and examples of how these approaches are being realized in actual classrooms. All of the contributors are acknowledged experts in their field. Activities designed for use in language and literacy education courses actively engage students in reflecting on and applying the content in their own teaching contexts.ISBN: 0-203-85435-7 Master e-book ISBN:
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