Full Description
Literacy is important foundational knowledge for all teaching areas and classroom settings. Language and Literacy covers the building blocks of literacy, as well as the developmental skills all pre-service and in-service teachers need to teach effectively and meaningfully across the Australian curriculum. Part one moves chronologically from the early years to the secondary years, covering phonological, phonemic and morphological awareness, word and sentence-level grammar, language use in social contexts, and a discussion on English language diversity and change. Part two introduces the metalanguage, content knowledge and teaching methods required to develop students' competence in vocabulary, text types and grammar, as well as oracy, reading, writing and critical literacy. Each chapter includes discussion points and further resources to engage students, with key terms linked to the comprehensive glossary. Written by experienced educators, Language and Literacy is an essential resource, offering a focused exploration of language and literacy knowledge for pre-service and in-service teachers.
Contents
Introduction Michael Carey, Vinh To and Xuesong Gao; Part I. Language and Literacy Fundamentals: 1. Phonological awareness Michael Carey; 2. Phonemic awareness Michael Carey; 3. Morphological awareness Vinh To; 4. Grammar Vinh To; 5. Social use of language Xuesong Gao; 6. English language diversity and change Michael Carey; Part II. Developing Language and Literacy: 7. Developing vocabulary Xuesong Gao; 8. Teaching text types and grammar Vinh To; 9. Developing oracy Michael Carey; 10. Developing reading Xuesong Gao; 11. Developing writing Xuesong Gao; 12. Developing critical literacy Michael Carey.
