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Developing writing skills of learners with persistent literacy difficulties through explicit grammar teaching
Author(s) -
McCormackColbert Anna,
Ware Jean,
Wyn Jones Susan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.12200
Subject(s) - grammar , literacy , context (archaeology) , reading (process) , mathematics education , action research , action (physics) , pedagogy , psychology , linguistics , computer science , history , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
The benefits of grammar instruction in the teaching of writing is contested in most English‐speaking countries (Jones et al., 2012). The majority of Anglophone countries abandoned the teaching of grammar in the 1950s based on the conclusions that it had no positive impact on learners’ development of reading, writing and language (Locke, 2005). Through an action research design, this study aims at gaining a further understanding of how the explicit teaching of grammar in context can benefit learners with persistent literacy difficulties by adapting the Grammar for Writing materials (Myhill, 2013). It intends to improve educational practice (Koshy, 2010) through action, analysis and reflection.