Teaching Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling in Primary Schools

Trainee and beginning teachers often find the teaching of grammar, punctuation and spelling especially challenging as they are not confident in their own knowledge. This populartext explores and providesthe subject knowledge you will needto teach grammar, punctuation and spelling and gives guidance onhow to teach it.

The textisreally accessibleand includeslots of examples and teachingideas, enablingyou to approach teaching with ease.Detailed examples of effective lessons show you how to engage children's interest in some of the more formal aspects of writing and throughout,activities and practical examples demonstrate how you can translate this learning into the classroom.

This second edition has beenupdated in line with the new National Curriculumfor Key Stages 1 and 2.A new chapter is included to explorethenational SPAG tests in primary schools.The tests are explained and advice on how to approach them is included. The text willenable you to teach grammar, punctuation and spelling effectively supporting your class in all their writing, across the primarycurriculum.