The effect of grammar teaching on writing development

Andrews, Richard, Torgerson, Carole, Beverton, Sue, Freeman, Allison, Locke, Terry, Low, Graham, Robinson, Alison and Zhu, Die (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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Abstract

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
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Critical Cultural Studies In Education
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 May 2016 12:00
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2023 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58985
DOI:	10.1080/01411920500401997

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