https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/170438 Tue, 05 May 2026 18:34:18 GMT 2026-05-05T18:34:18Z https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197409 The Role of Grammar and Vocabulary for Writing Instruction in School Sotomayor Echenique, Carmen The purpose of this chapter is to examine the role of grammar and vocabulary as fundamental linguistic knowledge to teach writing in school and how these are articulated with the communicative approach currently adopted by language matter. This paper presents research about the teaching of grammar integrated with writing, as a linguistic resource that the writer can choose for their communicative purposes. Likewise, it examines evidence that reveals vocabulary as a fundamental variable of quality for written texts. The chapter provides a background to the presence of grammar and vocabulary in current Latin American curricula and their relationship to the linguistic skills for effective communication (i.e., reading, writing, and speaking). Next, it explores a classroom activity in which grammar and vocabulary were taught to sixth-grade primary school students in Chile when writing a story and an article. The results showed a positive effect on grammar and on the textual structure of both genres. Finally, the chapter looks at the pedagogical implications for the teaching of school writing. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197409 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197370 Segregation of Indigenous Students in the Chilean School System Treviño, Ernesto; Valenzuela Barros, Juan Pablo; Villalobos, Cristóbal School segregation, especially on the basis of socioeconomic, ethnic, or racial characteristics, is one of the fields of greatest interest for the design of public policies in countries with high levels of inequality in educational opportunities and low social mobility, such as Chile (Núñez and Miranda, Estudios De Economía 38:195–221, 2011; OECD. (2010). PISA 2009 Results: What Students Know and Can Do - Student Performance in Reading, Mathematics and Science (Vol. 1): OECD.). This trend has been accentuated in a global context of educational reforms aimed at improving academic performance through standards-based quality assurance systems (often built on the results of standardized national tests) and strengthening the links between productive development and the quality of education (ECLAC. (2010). La hora de la igualdad. Brechas por cerrar, caminos por abrir. Santiago: CEPAL.). The evidence gathered at the international level conclusively shows the direct negative short-, medium-, and long-term effects of school segregation on these objectives (Gorard and Fitz, Research Papers in Education 15:115–132, 2000; Harker, The effects of Student Composition on School Outcomes, Massey University, New Zealand. College of Education, 2004). Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197370 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197287 Development, teaching, and learning of writing: from word to text Spinillo, Alina Galvão; Sotomayor Echenique, Carmen This introductory chapter highlights the main topics that permeate what is covered in the parts of this book. In a panoramic view, it seeks to include the promise contained in the title of this book, which is to address issues related to the development, teaching, and learning of written language from diverse cultural contexts. The highlighted topics are discussed in relation to different levels of writing (word, sentence, and text) and in relation to the necessary articulation between the individual who faces the challenge of learning to write, the properties of written language, and the interaction between this individual and the social contexts in which writing takes place. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197287 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197280 Development of writing skills in children in diverse cultural contexts : contributions to teaching and learning Spinillo, Alina Galvão; Sotomayor Echenique, Carmen Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/197280 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z