Teaching children to develop as language users is one of the most important tasks of a primary school teacher. However, many trainee teachers begin their careers with a low knowledge base. Language Knowledge for Primary Teachers is the reader friendly guide designed to address this.

Teaching children to develop as language users is one of the most important tasks of a primary teacher. This book shows teachers how a more explicit knowledge of language can enrich their own and their children's spoken English and their reading and writing of a range of texts.