Beyond the Grammar Wars: A Resource for Teachers and Students On Developing Language Knowledge In the English/ Literacy Classroom
Are there evidence-based answers to the broad question "What explicit knowledge about language in teachers and/or students appears to enhance literacy development in some way"? Distinguished by its global perspective, its currency, and its comprehensiveness,Beyond the Grammar Wars:
provides an historical overview of the debates around grammar and English/literacy teaching in four settings: the US, England, Scotland and Australia
This informative resource explores the purposes of homework and how teachers and school administrators can create more inventive and meaningful assignments. Through numerous examples of math homework assignments, Annette Raphel demonstrates how homework can reinforce skills, prepare students for classroom discussions, and inspire their mathematical creativity.
About Teaching Mathematics: A K-8 Resource (3rd Edition)
A compendium of more than 240 classroom-tested lessons, this essential resource helps teachers build student understanding and skills and understand how children best learn math. In this third edition, Marilyn Burns has completely revised the first section to reflect what she has learned over the years from her classroom experience with students and her professional development experience with teachers.
Still the biggest concern for many on initial teacher training courses is the acquisition of subject knowledge and the ability to translate that into effective teaching. This book addresses this - building on the core subject knowledge covered in the Achieving QTS series and relating it to classroom practice. It supports trainees in extending and deepening their knowledge of English and demonstrating how to apply it to planning and implementing lessons. Practical and up-to-date teaching examples are used to clearly contextualize subject knowledge.
This book is an important resource for all primary trainees. It provides an explanation of what dyslexia is and how it affects a child s learning, suggests simple activities which can be used to screen children ready for referral and outlines some easy to follow activities addressing different learning styles. It is full of practical suggestions on how to teach reading, spelling and mathematics, develop writing and help with classroom organisation for children displaying difficulties in these areas
