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The Art of Teaching Primary Science
Allen & Unwin 2007; US$ 40.90An innovative and practical introduction to teaching science to primary students. more...
Beginning Reading
Continuum International Publishing 2005; US$ 150.00Most children learn to read, irrespective of the method of instruction-even despite it. Yet up to a fifth of children struggle with reading in their first few years at school, and this rate can be higher in some schools. Unfortunately poor readers rarely more...
Beginning to Spell
Oxford University Press 1992; US$ 129.99This study on the psycholinguistics of spelling supplies the theoretical framework necessary to understand how children's ability to write is related to their ability to speak a language. The importance of learning to spell is highlighted, and the findings presented outline the implications for how spelling should best be taught. more...
Being Creative Inside and Outside the Classroom
Springer 2012; US$ 39.95This book has two primary goals - to show teachers how to teach their students to be more creative thinkers and to help them to develop their own creativity as teachers - and it shows teachers how to do these things in ways that don't conflict with skill development and knowledge acquisition. In fact, teachers will learn how to teach for creativity... more...
Books on Wheels
ABC-CLIO 1998; US$ 42.00Get books moving off the library shelves and into the hands of children with this integrated package for thematic instruction. Sixteen chapters, based on such lively themes as Risky Reading (adventure stories), Horrendous Fun (monster stories), and Book, Line, and Sinker (ocean world) contain introductions to the themes, introductory activities, booktalks,... more...
The Castle in the Classroom
Stenhouse Publishers 2010; US$ 17.10This book describes a year in a kindergarten classroom as the children embark on literary exploration. The detailed focus lessons throughout the book use the power of stories to deepen the literary experience so that reading and writing become as much a part of kindergarten as playing and pretending are.--[book cover] more...
Children's Thinking About Cultural Universals
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 63.95Drawing on interview data, the authors describe K-3 students' knowledge and thinking about basic aspects of the social world that are addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum. The interviews focused on human activities relating to nine cultural universals that are commonly addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum: food, clothing,... more...
Complexities of Teaching
RoutledgeFalmer 1997; US$ 57.50Illustrates how, contrary to popular belief, child centred teaching can be positive, supportive and guiding. The author shows how child-centred teachers can successfully combine the best elements from traditional and modern practices. more...
Comprehension That Works
Teacher Created Materials Publishing 2008; US$ 29.99This professional development resource, co-authored by Dr. Timothy Rasinksi and Dr. Danny Brassell, empowers teachers to facilitate innovative and engaging instruction with their students. Unique classroom-tested strategies integrate current research more...
Constructing History 11-19
SAGE Publications 2009; US$ 52.00This book describes and exemplifies, through detailed case-studies, strategies for teaching history across the 11-19 age range in rigorous and enjoyable ways. more...









