Ted Wragg has spent the last thirty years researching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in education. This book offers his key writings in one place for the first time. This internationally renowned author starts with a specially written introduction, which gives an overview of his career and conceptualizes his selection. The chapters cover:
* classroom teaching and learning * training new and experienced teachers * curriculum in action * educational policy and its implementation * communicating with professional and lay people.
With the introduction of Maggie Schultz, a feisty and independent third grader, Cleary again gives young readers a real person with whom they can identify and empathize. This deceptively simple story is accessible to primary-grade readers able to read long hand, as some of the text is in script. The plot develops around Maggie's defiant refusal to learn cursive writing, one of the mainstays of the third-grade curriculum. When her mother queries her about how long it might take her to decide to write cursive, Maggie answers, "Maybe forever."
Storytelling is an age-old art form. With Web 2.0 and the tools already available on most computers, students can use text, music, sound effects, videos, and more to create a multimedia presentation that links them to the world beyond the classroom. Storytelling has the potential to unleash creativity, engage, and motivate. Applicable across the curriculum, digital storytelling teaches students to work collaboratively and use new technologies, skills they will be required to have in the workforce of the future.
Ladybird supports children’s learning at home by providing clear preparation and thorough practice for work done in school. Helping young children prepare for starting nursery and then school, Ladybird lays the foundations for vital practical, emotional and educational skills. Activities are carefully graded and small steps reinforced to encourage a firm understanding of concept. The key curriculum areas of literacy and numeracy are thoroughly and enjoyably practiced. Early science is also introduced in an engaging and relevant way.
Classroom Tales: Using Storytelling to Build Emotional, Social And Academic Skills Across the Primary Curriculum
Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view. Fox Eades shows how storytelling is a crucial element of children's education that can enrich the school curriculum and encourage social and thinking skills. The author discusses the different kinds of story that are useful in the classroom context, including traditional stories, fairy tales and sacred stories, and explores the impact of individual and group dynamics on the telling and reception of these stories. She also considers recognised therapeutic uses of storytelling.
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