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The Daily Fiveby Gail Boushey; Joan Moser
Stenhouse Publishers 2006; US$ 14.40Do you love teaching but feel exhausted from the energy you expend cajoling, disciplining, and directing students on a daily basis? If so, you'll want to meet ?The Sisters?, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. Based on literacy learning and motivation research, they created a structure called The Daily Five which has been practiced and refined in their own classrooms for ten years, and shared with thousands of teachers throughout the United States. The Daily Five is a series of literacy tasks (reading to self, reading with someone, writing, word work, and listening to reading) which students complete daily while the teacher meets with small groups or confers with individuals. This book not only explains the philosophy behind the structure, but shows... more...
Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculumby Colin J. Marsh
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 49.95Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum is an invaluable guide for all involved in curriculum matters. Now fully updated, this revised and enlarged fourth edition provides not only a solid grounding in the subject but also covers the latest trends and issues affecting the field. Written in Marsh's clear and accessible style, the book details the strengths, weaknesses and controversies around major concepts in curriculum, including.:.; curriculum planning and development.; curriculum management.; teaching perspectives.; collaborative involvement in curriculum.; curriculum ideology. Now updated with new chapters on curriculum models, school-based curriculum development, learning studies, ICT developments in assessment, the new edition includes... more...
Critical Thinking Across The Curriculumby Mal Leicester; Denise Taylor
McGraw-Hill Education 2010; US$ 47.98This exciting, practical book is an essential resource for developing literacy, philosophy and thinking skills in the primary classroom. more...
Classroom Pedagogy and Primary Practiceby David McNamara
Routledge 1993; US$ 53.95In this provocative book, David McNamara argues that a "teacher centred" approach to primary teaching is, especially in the later years, in the best interests of the children. more...
Beyond the National Curriculumby David Coulby
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 57.95Drawing on insights from other European curricular systems, this provocative book will contribute, in a timely way, to the debate on reformations of the National Curriculum. The text includes points for discussion and lists of further reading. more...
Coordinating English at Key Stage 1by Jenny Tyrrell; Narinderjit Gill
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 44.95Provides advice and suggestions for improving practice, and shows a coodinator can create policies and links that work, exploit resources to the best effect, and develop the knowledge and expertise that will raise school standards. more...
What Makes a Good Primary School Teacher?by Caroline Gipps; Bet McCallum; Eleanore Hargreaves
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 37.95This accessible book offers an account of the range of teaching, assessing and feedback strategies used by individual 'expert' primary teachers and how they know or decide which strategy to bring into play, and when. more...
Science 3-13by Paul Warwick; Rachel Sparks Linfield
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 46.95Explores some of the historical antecedents of the current position of science in the lives of younger children. Current teaching practice is examined and on this basis speculations are made about the future direction of this subject. more...
Explaining in the Primary Schoolby E.C. Wragg; George Brown
RoutledgeFalmer 2001; US$ 35.95Wragg and Brown offer activities and discussion points to help teachers build up a repertoire of techniques for various situations and to evaluate the effectiveness of their explanations in the classroom. more...
Differently Literateby Elaine Millard
RoutledgeFalmer 1997; US$ 62.95Presents research into the differences in boys' and girls' experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book includes an outline of the theoretical debates on gender difference and academic achievement. more...









