This book explains the difficulties that children with ADHD endure to those individuals who do not understand the complexities of these children's problems. Difficulties with attention, organization and social interaction are listed, defined, and described. Teachers and personnel who work with these children in school and parents who work with their children at home are offered innovative techniques for improving these children's behavior, in a way that everyone can understand and implement.
Numeracy and Beyond: Applying Mathematics in the Primary School
Using and applying mathematics has been a central component of the National Curriculum in mathematics. However, the National Numeracy Strategy has adopted a new approach, in which 'using and applying' is integrated throughout the mathematics curriculum. This book aims to help teachers develop their understanding and practice in this crucial area. It provides a clear conceptual analysis of the problem of application, together with extensive examples of ways in which teachers can address it in their classrooms at Key Stages 1 and 2.
There are many connecting ideas in primary mathematics. The main aim of this book is to identify them in order to help teachers develop children's understanding of mathematics. The book: · Emphasizes the relationship between language, notation and representation · Identifies misconceptions that can develop from false connections · Gives activities for students to clarify their understanding This book can be used by both students training to be teachers and by teachers re-considering their approach to mathematics as part of professional development.
Digital resources for Interactive Whiteboards. With Solutions iTools, teachers have exciting interactive whiteboard material which brings fresh stimulus to language lessons. Solutions iTools features content from the Student's Book and other Solutions components chosen specifically for its interactive potential in class. Accompanied by A guide to using Interactive Whiteboards plus built-in teaching notes, Solutions iTools helps teachers use whiteboards effectivly.
This collection illuminates the process of course development through the narratives of six ESL/EFL teachers who have designed courses in widely varying contexts worldwide. Graves provides a framework for course design and examines how these six teachers have utilized or departed from the framework in meeting the challenges of their particular situations. Each narrative is followed by an analysis and a set of tasks that direct the reader's attention to a particular aspect of the framework.