Literacy theories and frameworks
Watch ‘Two Theories of Language Acquisition’. In the video psychologist Ben Ambridge discusses the Chomskyan concept of the universal grammar, the constructivist approach to language acquisition, and grammatical similarities across different languages. Click on the right arrow to watch some further videos on this topic.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'The study of language’ by George Yule (4th edition)
- 'How children construct literacy: Piagetian perspective’ by Ferhat Ensar in the International Journal of Secondary Education Vol. 2, No. 2, 2014, pp. 34-39. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsedu.20140202.12
- 'Exploratory talk for learning’ by Douglas Barnes in Mercer, N. and Hodgkinson, S. (eds) Exploring Talk in School. London: Sage Publications, pp.1–15.
- 'A systematic review of the research literature on the use of phonics in the teaching of reading and spelling’ by Carole J. Torgerson, Greg Brooks & Jill Hall
- 'Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs: an overview of the results of the better communication research programme’ by Julie Dockrell, Geoff Lindsay, Sue Roulstone and James Law
- 'The impact of oral language skills on the production of written text’ by Julie Dockrell and Vincent Connelly. Taken from: Teaching and Learning Writing, 45–62 BJEP Monograph Series II. The British Psychological Society.
- 'Phonics and reading’ by Angela Gill and David Waugh, taken from: Neaum, S. (2012) Language and Literacy for the Early Years. London: Sage.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read this journal article: ‘An analysis of spoken language and written language and how they affect English language learning and teaching’ by Bei Zhang. This article was originally printed in the Journal of Language Teaching and Research, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 834-838, July 2013.
- This activity book ‘Language and Literacy: Speaking and Listening’ from the Open University contains ideas for teachers to try out in their classrooms with their students, together with case studies showing how other teachers have taught the topic and linked resources to support teachers in developing their lesson plans and subject knowledge.
- 'What works for children and young people with literacy difficulties?: The effectiveness of intervention schemes’ examines the effectiveness of a number of intervention schemes, which have been used in the UK to boost the reading, spelling, or overall writing attainment of lower-achieving pupils between the ages of 5 and 18. This 5th edition was written by Greg Brooks.
- Think And Challenge
- Evidence Opportunities
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