Primary/Elementary Education

This book reviews research on elementary & middle schools students' historical thinking.Grounded in the theoretical context of mediated action,it addresses the breadth of social practices, settings, purposes & tools that influence students...

Originally published in 1989, this book reviews teaching methods and curriculum practice against the reality of classroom practice and educational objective and policies. In some ways a re-appraisal of progressive individual and group teaching and learning methods, together with practical guidelines..

This book is designed to help the beginning teacher create a classroom environment that integrates literacy development with learning in all areas of the curriculum. It provides fundamental information about language arts teaching, and is meant to be use..

Teaching of Drama in the Primary School, The..

Part of the "The Effective Teacher" series, this text is aimed at those involved in teaching children drama at primary school level. The text is a practical guide which aims to provide the necessary subject background, questions and exercises to assist application and evaluation...

'Comprehensive, thoughtful and provoking. This book provides a thorough overview of the humanities ... extremely useful for students wanting to know how the subjects can complement each other in an uncertain curriculum environment.'   Anthony Barlow, Senior Lecturer in Primary Geography Education, U..

Teaching Spelling: Exploring commonsense strategies and best practices equips teachers with the vital knowledge and skills needed to help their students become proficient writers and spellers._x005F_x000D_ Peter Westwood provides a very clear and concise account of the important skills and processes..

Teaching Spelling: Exploring commonsense strategies and best practices equips teachers with the vital knowledge and skills needed to help their students become proficient writers and spellers._x000D_ Peter Westwood provides a very clear and concise account of the important skills and processes that ..

Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom shows how everyday Literacy sessions can be made more exciting, dynamic and effective by using a wide range of media and visual texts in the primary classroom...

Teaching Without Disruption in the Primary School offers a framework, underpinned by contemporary education, psychology and neuroscience research, for progressively focused behaviour management: It will support teachers as they establish and maintain authority in the classroom and then move to devel..

Learning new words is foundational to success in school and life. Researchers have known for years that how many word meanings a student knows is one of the strongest predictors of how well that student will understand text and be able to communicate thr..

Learning new words is foundational to success in school and life. Researchers have known for years that how many word meanings a student knows is one of the strongest predictors of how well that student will understand text and be able to communicate thr..