Essential linguistics : what you need to know to teach reading, ESL, spelling, phonics, and grammar / David E. Freeman, Yvonne S. Freeman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- First language acquisition -- Written and second language acquisition -- English phonology -- Implications from phonology for teaching reading and teaching a second language -- English orthography -- A linguistic perspective on phonics -- English morphology -- Implications from morphology for teaching reading and teaching a second language -- English syntax.