BOOK LAUNCH: Language and Literacy: Essential knowledge for all teachers
Language and Literacy: Essential knowledge for all teachers
Michael Carey, Vinh To, Xuesong Gao (Cambridge University Press 2025)
Literacy is important foundational knowledge for all teaching areas and classroom settings. Language and Literacy covers the building blocks of literacy, as well as the developmental skills all pre-service and in-service teachers need to teach effectively and meaningfully across the Australian curriculum. Part one moves chronologically from the early years to the secondary years, covering phonological, phonemic and morphological awareness, word and sentence-level grammar, language use in social contexts, and a discussion on English language diversity and change. Part two introduces the metalanguage, content knowledge and teaching methods required to develop students' competence in vocabulary, text types and grammar, as well as oracy, reading, writing and critical literacy. Each chapter includes discussion points and further resources to engage students, with key terms linked to the comprehensive glossary. Written by experienced educators, Language and Literacy is an essential resource, offering a focused exploration of language and literacy knowledge for pre-service and in-service teachers.
Part 1 - Language and literacy fundamentals
Chapter 1 - Phonological awareness
Chapter 2 - Phonemic awareness
Chapter 3 - Morphological awareness
Chapter 5 - Social use of language
Chapter 6 - English language diversity and change
Part 2 - Developing language and literacy
Chapter 7 - Developing vocabulary
Chapter 8 - Teaching text types and grammar
Chapter 10 - Developing reading
