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      The effect of grammar teaching on writing development

      Andrews, Richard; Torgerson, Carole; Beverton, Sue; Freeman, Allison; Locke, Terry; Low, Graham; Robinson, Alison; Zhu, Die
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       10.1080/01411920500401997
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      Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Beverton, S., Freeman, A., Locke, T.,…, Zhu, D. (2006). The effect of grammar teaching on writing development. British Educational Research Journal, 32(1), 39-55.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/4064
      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.
      Date
      2006
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      Journal Article
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      Routledge
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