This book is a reference guide to children s common errors and misconceptions in mathematics. It is ideal for anyone training to teach 4-11 year old children and interested in enhancing their understanding of the difficulties children exhibit during their mathematical development.

With contributions from experienced and successful education practitioners, this book will enable the student to become a capable, caring and confident professional ready to educate the adults of the future. It covers all aspects of working with schools which students encounter before, during and after their training courses.

Discusses the importance of promoting equality in schools. This book covers such topics as social class; 'race'; gender; sexual orientation; and, disability and special educational needs with reference to various subjects taught at primary school level.

Helps you make the most of reading with a variety of practical activities. This title features easy to use at-a-glance format, and includes a quick reference problem related index. It also includes 50 practical suggestions and activity ideas that can be taken and used straight-away in the classroom. It also features photocopiable pages, and tips.

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This book critiques the often presumed racial innocence of young children. The authors challenge early childhood educators to engage with the racialized identity politics that form among their students, and to reform their own identities and intersect and frame children's identities throughout their earliest years.

Lets kids have fun while building new skills and character. This title prompts kids to finish a colouring page with their own ideas and dreams. It also contains synopses of nearly 100 books.

Unlock the power and potential of formative assessment! Down to earth, 'hands-on' and direct, with numerous examples, this book gives practical strategies for implementing formative assessment in your own classroom .

Provides professional development for generalist primary teachers and trainees. A unique title which not only deals with teaching and learning of PE but also everything that is relevant to the coordinating of the subject.

Presents findings from the Reading First Impact Study, a congressionally mandated evaluation of the federal government's .0 billion-per-year initiative to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

What is 'interactive teaching' in primary classrooms? What do primary teachers and children do to interact effectively? Answering these questions, this book examines the practical and theoretical aspects that are key to understanding and undertaking interactive teaching in primary classrooms. It is for academics, researchers, and others.

An introductory text for trainee and practising primary teachers reviewing theory and research in psychology as it relates to practice in the primary classroom. The book discusses basic principles for practice, and explores how these can be developed in classroom situations.

Reflecting the developments across the early childhood field, this book covers: policy and service development at national and local levels, including the broader children's services agenda, as well as specific developments for young children, such as Sure Start and children's centres; and, the international context for early childhood services.

Suitable for teachers of children aged four-eight years, this book shows how teachers can collaborate with parents in addressing children's educational and emotional needs. It presents a variety of classroom management strategies, which teachers can choose from to strengthen children's social and academic competence.

The new text provides teachers with everything they need to teach this classic children's book.

A practical and positive approach to behaviour in the primary classroom particularly focused on how understanding the role of relationships can enhance learning and teaching.

In line with government initiatives, there is pressure within the early years sector to create staff who can lead different types of childcare and family settings in order to address two main government targets. This title explores the concept of leadership, particularly with regards to leading Early Years centres.

Janet Kay's best-selling Teaching Assistant's Handbook has been revised and updated especially for Teaching Assistants working in the primary school. Along with the case studies, self-assessment exercises and suggestions for further reading that made the original edition so popular, this new, primary edition contains: Chapter summaries; New chapters on 'The Role of the Teaching Assistant' and 'Pro

This series was written to help create a caring school atmosphere, promote problem solving skills and encourage peace. The series deals with conflict issues aiming to encourage children to turn conflict into a positive experience.