Grammar and Meaning: An Introduction for Primary Teachers familiarises teachers with the grammatical resources of the English language system and looks at how we draw upon these resources to create different kinds of meaning. Clearly laid out grammar summaries and exercises show how language is used to represent our experience of the world, to interact with others and to create coherent and cohesive texts.

• features a wide range of text types written for and by children
• explores the relationship between language and context at the level of text, clause, group/phrase and word
• introduces the different grammatical categories in a meaningful context
• looks at how grammatical patterns change according to the purpose, content, audience and channel of communication
• describes resources for critically engaging with text

Drawing on a social view of language and using clear, easy to understand terminology, this book equips teachers with the knowledge they need to implement their primary English syllabus with confidence and understanding. Ideal as an introduction for teacher education students or as a resource for those already working in classrooms.

Louise Droga has been interested in language education for many years, firstly as an ESL teacher and then as a literacy consultant with the Disadvantaged Schools Program in Sydney. At a tertiary level Louise has lectured in language and literacy, TESOL and applied linguistics. She now works as an educational writer and runs her own publishing business.

Sally Humphrey also worked as an ESL teacher and as a literacy consultant with the Disadvantaged Schools Program in Sydney and now lectures in teacher education at the University of Technology, Sydney. Sally's current research interest is in describing the different grammatical resources needed by children to produce successful texts in different subject areas at school and in the wider community.

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