| View Larger Image | Essential Linguistics: What You Need to Know to Teach Reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, and Grammar | Paperbackby David E. Freeman (Author), Yvonne S. Freeman (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Heinemann | | Page Count: | 263 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 14, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 97,645th |
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Product Description
In this unique linguistics course-in-a-book, David and Yvonne Freeman explain essential linguistic concepts in a thorough, but manageable manner and show the connections between linguistic theory and classroom practice |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 4 reviews)
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Good if you are a staunch whole language believer by Reading Teacher (Fountain, CO)  2 Stars
May 11, 2009
I picked up this book from a university bookstore because I was interested in background knowledge in linguistics to help guide reading instruction. This book is a typical "we are right (whole language) and you are wrong (phonics)" debate. The authors refer to themselves as "sociopsycholinguists" which I took to be the new term for whole language teachers. I don't want to waste my time reading about the whole language vs. phonics debate anymore, I just wanted the research and background provided by linguistic study. This book just seemed to be a rehashing of whole language theories; and why they are correct and the phonics approach is wrong with little classroom strategies (which is what I wanted from the book). I wanted different ways I could use to help struggling readers no matter what the theory, I don't feel this was a good book for that.
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Very useful by Kaodake  5 Stars
March 11, 2009
I found this book very useful. Well put together and the questions/assignments at the end are also appreciated. Extremely valuable as a coursebook or for self-study. No fluff.
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Excellent service by R. Smith (Kansas United States) 5 Stars
January 27, 2009
The seller gave excellent service and communicated with me quickly. Book as described. Would definately work with again.
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Great linguistic book for teachers by Wolf Finkbeiner (Fayetteville, Arkansas) 5 Stars
March 29, 2006
Freeman & Freeman have hit a great niche with their book. I don't want or need, a complex linguistics book in the style of Chomsky. Freeman & Freeman take language research and package the relevant "real-world" findings so they will be of use for teachers. Although my interest is for English as a Second (ESL) teachers, I believe every teacher is concerned with literacy, and Freeman & Freeman's book covers what teachers need to know concerning phonics v. whole word instruction, spelling, and grammar. Freeman & Freeman seem to belong to the Stephen Krashen school of language and reading. This is a plus for me, but for Krashen-haters, it probably wouldn't be, and they should look elsewhere. This is "baby" linguistics book--you won't get a section on Chomsky's generative grammar here. I think it would be a good companion volume along with VanPatten's "From Input to Output"--which is a slim volume solely concerned with second language acquisition and has the same conversational tone--and--this is important--their teaching advice and philosophy meshes.
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