Literacy and Education - Understanding the New Literacy Studies in the Classroom
Literacy and Education is a practical guide to applying New Literacy Studies in primary classrooms. It represents a comprehensive look at how to rethink, redefine, and redesign language in the classroom to meet contemporary needs and skills of elementary students based on current literacy research, theory and practice. Each chapter profiles key themes within NLS including: literacy and identity; multimodality and multiliteracies, bridging home-school literacy practices, and literacy and globalization.
Thinking Teacher's Toolkit: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives By Matthews, Jo Lally
This guidebook is for and teaching critical thinking in schools, whether for discrete assessment or to improve analytical skills across the curriculum.The Thinking Teacher's Toolkit will equip new and existing teachers of critical thinking with the skills and confidence to deliver vibrant and thought-provoking lessons.
New Total English retains all the popular features of the original edition including clear CEF-related objectives which make lesson planning easy. There is a solid grammar syllabus with regular Active Grammar boxes and Reference and Review sections. It also has a strong focus on vocabulary with attention to collocations and now includes an on-line Vocabulary Trainer at each level.
Students will find grammar practice enjoyable with New Round-Up. Clear, grammar tables and explanations combined with lots of practice make understanding the language easy for young learners. Lessons in New Round-Up contain a variety of games and written exercises
Teacher's Book includes answer keys and photocopiable Quizzes and Tests
Supporting Creativity And Imagination in the Early Years
This book draws on the author's experience of promoting young children's creativity and imagination in a variety of settings over the last twenty years. The settings include home and centre based care and this book draws on the practical experience of adults living and working with children in these settings. The aim of the book is to use real life examples of young children's development and their growing competence to show the richness of their creativity and imagination.