This book supports teachers and trainee teachers with the assessment of writing, and particularly assessment as part of the cycle of planning and teaching – assessment used formatively.- Explores the issues and challenges in the assessment of writing- Highlights the importance of specific feedback- Features examples of children′s work and detailed guidance on how to assess each piece- Includes a chapter on supporting children to write more outside of school

Do you know your ′determiners′ from your ′prepositions′? Are you struggling with word classes, phrases and clauses?This book is here to help by:Telling you what you need to know to teach all areas of primary grammarExplaining what′s good to know to support more able childrenOutlining what good teaching of each part of grammar looks like in the classroomSuggesting classroom acti...

Language and communication are essential in the classroom: essential in children’s learning, essential in teachers’ communication with children, and essential in children’s understanding of themselves and their world.This book is a guide for trainee and beginning teachers on how to support and develop talk in the classroom. It explores the theory behind the teaching of language and communication skills and includes lots of practical advice on how to translate this into the classroo...

What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary school?;How do children learn English?;How do I teach it?What does a good primary English lesson look like?This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions. A comprehensive text supporting you to teach the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.This new edition includes an updated ...

Teach yourself how to play rhythm guitar with our easy-to-follow guitar lessons for beginners.*** Features free online video and audio for every example. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes score animations for easy music learning. ***"Great for beginners. This taught me how to play guitar chords and rhythms, so now I can play my favorite rock songs." - Tom H, Seattle WACont...

This practical, teacher-friendly book provides indispensable guidance for implementing research-based reading instruction that is responsive to students' diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Structured around the “big five” core topics of an effective reading program—phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—the book explains tried-and-true teaching strategies for fostering all students' achievement. Key topics include engaging diverse students in classroo...

Winner of the 2013 Nursery World Awards!This is a key text for all those studying for degrees and foundation degrees in early childhood, early years and related disciplines and for candidates on EYPS pathways. It takes the reader through a detailed exploration of the nature of play examining the features and the concepts of play. Guidance on the observation of children′s play is included and the text encourages students to appreciate the value of play in developmen...

At the heart of all the IB PYP Programmes are the Transdisciplinary Themes/Units of Inquiry,Key Concepts, the Learner Attitudes and the Learner Profile Attributes. These terms are discussed in detail in an easy to use format, featuring the official IBO definition along with pictures, synonyms, related words and a parent and student friendly definition to help grasp the concept. There are also other terms included to help the parent and student understand IB PYP more clearly and a final par...

Focusing on the major topics underpinning professional studies strands in primary and early years teacher education, Teaching Children Three-Eleven provides indispensable coverage of vital practical and conceptual issues that support good teaching practice.This Third Edition of the popular textbook has been carefully revised, following detailed lecturer feedback, to meet the evolving needs of students training to teach across the three to eleven ag...

Successful science teaching in primary schools requires a careful understanding of key scientific knowledge. This book covers all the major areas of science relevant for beginning primary school teachers, explaining key concepts from the ground up, helping trainees develop into confident science educators.Classroom activities and Videos of useful science experiments and demonstrations for the primary classroom are integrated into each chapter to tr...

Engaging students in worthwhile learning requires more than a knowledge of underlying principles of good teaching. It demands considerable practice as well as images of what good teaching in particular situations and for particular purposes might look like. This volume provides these images. These cases were written from authentic, unrehearsed lessons taught by upper-elementary classroom teachers to diverse groups of real students in intact classrooms. Each lesson contains elements of soun...

Integrate DI and RTI in the elementary gradesTeachers are expected to tailor instruction for diverse learners in their classrooms. While most educators are familiar with differentiated instruction, the principles and practices of Response to Intervention/Instruction (RTI) are still emerging. This helpful guide examines the relationship between differentiated instruction and RTI through the eyes of the classroom teacher. Included are direct, clear, and prac...