Elementary category: 2214 books

Cover of Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades K-5
by John Hattie, Dr. Nancy Frey, Doug B. Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017

Teach with optimum impact to foster deeper expressions of literacy Whether through direct instruction, guided instruction, peer-led and independent learning—every student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design. In this companion to Visible Learning for Literacy, Fisher, Frey,...
Cover of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School
by Sally Maynard
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012

Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School is for every teacher –whether generalist or specialist, trainee or experienced – wanting to confidently introduce foreign language teaching into their classroom. Based on the author’s extensive experience of teaching across Key Stages 1-2,...
Cover of Teaching Languages in the Primary School
by Philip Hood, Kristina Tobutt
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015

Languages are now a more important part of primary education than ever before, and all successful primary teachers need to understand the principles that support good language teaching and learning. This second edition provides a coherent overview of teaching and learning languages, combining...
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Early Language Learning

Complexity and Mixed Methods

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Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017

This is the first collection of research studies to explore the potential for mixed methods to shed light on foreign or second language learning by young learners in instructed contexts. It brings together recent studies undertaken in Cameroon, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya,...
Cover of A Guide to Early Years and Primary Teaching
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Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016

How do people become effective teachers? This is the textbook students need to support them on this journey, no matter their training route or whether primary or early years in focus. Through a unique pairing of academic research and teaching expertise, each chapter is collaboratively...
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Beyond Actions

Psychology of Action Research for Mindful Educational Improvement

by Norijuki Inoue
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014

Beyond Actions is a new breed of book on action research, going beyond procedural descriptions of action research and discusses psychological processes and epistemological challenges involved in planning and conducting action research. The book discusses in depth key concepts of action research and...
Cover of Developing Literacy in the Primary Classroom
by Gary Woolley
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014

Primary literacy involves many different learning processes, which can make it challenging to teach, particularly in diverse classroom environments.   Combining an examination of theory and research with practical case studies and real examples of teaching practice, this book shows trainee and early...
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Marginalized Literacies

Critical Literacy in the Language Arts Classroom

by Cara M Mulcahy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010

Functional literacy, cultural literacy, and progressive literacy are just a few of the many terms one can invoke when attempting to define literacy. From a critical perspective, for a democratic society to exist, a critical literacy is of crucial importance. Critical literacy aims to empower individuals...
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Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood

New perspectives in Childhood Studies

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Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016

By regarding children as actors and conducting empirical research on children’s agency, Childhood Studies have gained significant influence on a wide range of different academic disciplines. This has made agency one of the key concepts of Childhood Studies, with articles on the subject featured...
Cover of Using Literacy to Develop Thinking Skills with Children Aged 5 -7
by Paula Iley
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013

These creative off-the-shelf activities will spark children's thinking skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing. Busy teachers wanting to shake up their lessons will find them indispensable. Includes: problem-solving; creative and critical thinking; emotional thinking; questioning...
Cover of Using Literacy to Develop Thinking Skills with Children Aged 7-11
by Paula Iley
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013

These creative off-the-shelf activities will spark children's thinking skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing. Busy teachers wanting to shake up their lessons will find them indispensable. Includes: problem-solving: creative and critical thinking; emotional thinking; questioning...
Cover of Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking
by Neil Mercer, Karen Littleton
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2007

This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children’s learning development. It closely relates the research findings to real-life classrooms, so that it is of practical value to teachers and students concerned that their...
Cover of Teaching Inclusive Mathematics to Special Learners, K-6
by Julie A. Sliva Spitzer
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2003

This resource is aguiding perspective emphasizing techniques and strategies designed to address specific difficulties or weaknesses to help the challenged student conquer math.
Cover of How We Learn

How We Learn

Learning and non-learning in school and beyond

by Knud Illeris
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016

Having published in 11 languages and sold in more than 100,000 copies, this fully revised edition of How We Learn examines what learning actually is and why and how learning and non-learning takes place. Focusing exclusively on learning itself, it provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction...
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