Full Description
Structured to support teaching assistants, this pioneering textbook provides an academic underpinning to each of the key topics studied. The book: develops the theoretical knowledge needed to enhance work in the classroom; encourages students to reflect on their own practice; is in an ideal textbook format - full of tasks, questions, summaries and reading lists; and covers both primary and secondary years. Practical, easy-to-read and written specifically for teaching assistants, this book is also applicable for any trainee teachers or students of education.
Contents
Introduction; How children think and learn; Key skills; Managing change through study; Factors influencing motor development; Out of the mouths and minds of babes: Language acquisition and development; Children and numeracy; An introduction to science and technology; Mind the gap; Creativity and learning; Educating all: Towards inclusive classroom practice for children with special educational needs; Managing behaviour for learning; Gender issues in education; Citizenship
