Martin Illingworth is Senior Lecturer in English Education at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.Nick Hall is the Director of Teach First East Midlands, UK.

"This book – part of a series co-published with the National Association for the Teaching of English – takes into account the latest standards and expectations, but thoughtfully contextualises them within the bigger picture of what students genuinely need to know, and why, before suggesting creative and relevant ways to improve learners’ language skills across the curriculum. It’s positive, inspiring and enormously sensible – if you only read one book about teaching grammar this year, make it this one. And if you weren’t planning on reading any; change your mind." Teach Secondary

• Teachers of Key Stage TwoTeachers of Key Stage ThreeThe problem with transitionAuditing your knowledgeLevels of understanding in testingRelevanceIdeas for teaching grammar Questioning Sentences Marginal commentaries Collecting signs Guiding the reader The grammar of speech Being silly with grammar Your attitude towards grammar Favourite words Syntax Dictionaries Stop pee-ing! Significance and value Exploding sentences Grammar working wall Finding your voice – Auto/ biography Handwriting Writing for real audiences Chasing the dream Telling stories Twitter stories Just because it is New punctuation marks and emoticons Grammar t-shirts Sorting out confusing words High frequency language Broadening active vocabulary Re/drafting Patterns and exceptions Top ten spelling tips Big, deep and wide questions Making up new words Difficult words/ punctuation Cut and paste fun Dramatic readings The grammar of photography Innate competence Word classes Explicit modelling of writing Ask the author Flexing your vocabulary brain Redundancy in languageA glossary of terms

Martin Illingworth is Senior Lecturer in English Education at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.Nick Hall is the Director of Teach First East Midlands, UK.

"This book – part of a series co-published with the National Association for the Teaching of English – takes into account the latest standards and expectations, but thoughtfully contextualises them within the bigger picture of what students genuinely need to know, and why, before suggesting creative and relevant ways to improve learners’ language skills across the curriculum. It’s positive, inspiring and enormously sensible – if you only read one book about teaching grammar this year, make it this one. And if you weren’t planning on reading any; change your mind." Teach Secondary

• Teachers of Key Stage TwoTeachers of Key Stage ThreeThe problem with transitionAuditing your knowledgeLevels of understanding in testingRelevanceIdeas for teaching grammar Questioning Sentences Marginal commentaries Collecting signs Guiding the reader The grammar of speech Being silly with grammar Your attitude towards grammar Favourite words Syntax Dictionaries Stop pee-ing! Significance and value Exploding sentences Grammar working wall Finding your voice – Auto/ biography Handwriting Writing for real audiences Chasing the dream Telling stories Twitter stories Just because it is New punctuation marks and emoticons Grammar t-shirts Sorting out confusing words High frequency language Broadening active vocabulary Re/drafting Patterns and exceptions Top ten spelling tips Big, deep and wide questions Making up new words Difficult words/ punctuation Cut and paste fun Dramatic readings The grammar of photography Innate competence Word classes Explicit modelling of writing Ask the author Flexing your vocabulary brain Redundancy in languageA glossary of terms