Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Beverton, S., Freeman, A., Locke, T., Low, G., Robinson, A. and Zhu, D. (2006) The effect of grammar teaching on writing development. British Educational Research Journal, 32 (1). pp. 39-55. ISSN 0141-1926
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This article reports on the results of two international systematic research reviews which focus on different aspects of teaching grammar to improve the quality and accuracy of 5-16-year-olds' writing in English. The results show that there is little evidence to indicate that the teaching of formal grammar is effective; and that teaching sentence-combining has a more positive effect. In both cases, however, despite over a hundred years of research and debate on the topic, there is insufficient quality of research to prove the case with either approach. More research is needed, as well as a review of policy and practice in England with regard to the teaching of sentence structure in writing.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Academic Units: | The University of York > Institute for Effective Education (York) |
| Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2009 14:51 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2009 14:51 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411920500401997 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/01411920500401997 |
| URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/5733 |
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