Video: Principles for teaching grammar

Dr Rod Campbell is a leader in teaching English literacy in Australia. In this session, he shares principles for teaching grammar and English language concepts. Dr Campbell instructs on how activities and quality resources can be used to best teach students the key elements of English grammar.

Key Messages

• Within the context of your English Program:
  • Use authentic texts
  • Use interactive teaching strategies for:
    • Discussion
    • Modelling
    • Demonstration
    • Guided listening, reading, and viewing
    • Joint construction

• Examining key elements of grammar, including sentences, clauses, open- and closed-class parts of speech and syntactic patterns.