This ebook comprises 15 sections that focus on different aspects of vocabulary knowledge. Some of the activities concentrate on the finding and identification of existing words, others on learners’ learning and recall abilities.
There are also activities that aim at the development of learners’ critical thinking abilities and their ability to explore and understand multiple-meaning words and riddles. Five of the lesson plans involve access to computer programs, downloadable free of charge.
Educational Leadership and Management: Developing Insights and Skills
This accessible book demonstrates the insights and skills needed by leaders in education in an increasingly diverse society. It integrates theory with practice by presenting a real life scenario in each chapter.
Drawing on literature and examples from both the UK and international sources, it takes a stance on equity, and offers a fresh look at what it means to be a leader in education today.
Developing Thinking and Understanding in Young Children: An introduction for students
Invaluable for anyone looking to understand young children’s thinking, this essential textbook helpfully combines introductions to theories about thinking with observations from real-life practice.
Teaching students to become effective readers is an important goal of the compulsory years of schooling. It involves extending student's vocabularies and knowledge of the world, developing their knowledge of English grammar and their decoding skills, developing their reading fluency and extending their ability to comprehend what they read and view from the literal level to the inferential and critical levels.
How to be a Brilliant Mentor - Developing Outstanding Teachers
How to be a Brilliant Mentor offers clear guidelines to enhance your mentoring, helping you to analyse your own practice and understand the complex and often ambiguous role of the mentor in school.
