Primary and middle schools

This book presents the latest research on understanding language teacher identity and development for both novice and experienced researchers and educators, and introduces non-experts in language teacher education to key topics in teacher identity research.

Used as a measure of quality in the ground-breaking Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project, Sustained Shared Thinking is fundamental to good early years practice.

Used as a measure of quality in the ground-breaking Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project, Sustained Shared Thinking is fundamental to good early years practice.

Discourse Analysis is becoming increasingly "e;multimodal"e;, concerned primarily with the interplay of language, image and sound.

Discourse Analysis is becoming increasingly "e;multimodal"e;, concerned primarily with the interplay of language, image and sound.

,A ground-breaking book.

Reading for pleasure urgently requires a higher profile to raise attainment and increase children's engagement as self-motivated and socially interactive readers.

Reading for pleasure urgently requires a higher profile to raise attainment and increase children's engagement as self-motivated and socially interactive readers.

Teaching physical education is a challenging but rewarding occupation.

Teaching physical education is a challenging but rewarding occupation.

Young children are intuitive scientists.

Young children are intuitive scientists.

Digital devices, such as smart phones and tablet computers, are becoming commonplace in young children's lives for play, entertainment, learning and communication.

Digital devices, such as smart phones and tablet computers, are becoming commonplace in young children's lives for play, entertainment, learning and communication.

While many initial education benchmarks are being met, new and continuing challenges exist for adolescent girls in the developing world.

While many initial education benchmarks are being met, new and continuing challenges exist for adolescent girls in the developing world.

Jumpstart!

Jumpstart!

With increasing numbers of learners in secondary schools having English as an additional language, it is crucial for all teachers to understand the learning requirements of these students and plan distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.

With increasing numbers of learners in secondary schools having English as an additional language, it is crucial for all teachers to understand the learning requirements of these students and plan distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.

The Really Useful Book of Science Experiments contains 100 simple-to-do science experiments that can be confidently carried out by any teacher in a primary school classroom with minimal (or no!

The Really Useful Book of Science Experiments contains 100 simple-to-do science experiments that can be confidently carried out by any teacher in a primary school classroom with minimal (or no!

Being taught by a great teacher is one of the great privileges of life.

Being taught by a great teacher is one of the great privileges of life.

Writing History 7-11 supports students and primary teachers helping them to explore ways in which activities involving the talk that underpins historical enquiry can be developed into reading and exciting, extended, reflective writing.

Writing History 7-11 supports students and primary teachers helping them to explore ways in which activities involving the talk that underpins historical enquiry can be developed into reading and exciting, extended, reflective writing.

Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal of human flourishing.

Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal of human flourishing.

How can teaching across the curriculum improve children's learning?

How can teaching across the curriculum improve children's learning?

Lesson planning is an essential component of every teacher's practice.

Lesson planning is an essential component of every teacher's practice.

Positive psychology, properly understood and applied, offers a tremendous opportunity for improving student and teacher experiences and the overall success of any school.

Positive psychology, properly understood and applied, offers a tremendous opportunity for improving student and teacher experiences and the overall success of any school.

Much debate, research and commentary about class sizes in schools is limited because of an exclusive concern with class size and pupil academic attainment, and a neglect of classroom processes, which might help explain class size effects (or lack of them).

Much debate, research and commentary about class sizes in schools is limited because of an exclusive concern with class size and pupil academic attainment, and a neglect of classroom processes, which might help explain class size effects (or lack of them).

This accessible text will show students and class teachers how they can enable their pupils to become critical thinkers through the medium of picturebooks.

This accessible text will show students and class teachers how they can enable their pupils to become critical thinkers through the medium of picturebooks.

Bringing French to Life provides an innovative and refreshing cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in primary schools, combining art, design and foreign languages with various aspects of the National Primary Curriculum such as Literacy, Numeracy and PE.

Bringing French to Life provides an innovative and refreshing cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in primary schools, combining art, design and foreign languages with various aspects of the National Primary Curriculum such as Literacy, Numeracy and PE.

Dorothy Heathcote MBE was a unique educator whose practice had a vital influence on the international development of Drama in Education.

Dorothy Heathcote MBE was a unique educator whose practice had a vital influence on the international development of Drama in Education.

Stories and fantasy play engage all young children and help them to draw connections and make sense of the world.

Stories and fantasy play engage all young children and help them to draw connections and make sense of the world.

This stimulating book sets out to critically explore the notion of men, masculinities and teaching in early childhood education.

This stimulating book sets out to critically explore the notion of men, masculinities and teaching in early childhood education.

It is often assumed that picturebooks are for very young readers because of their emphasis on the illustrations and their scarcity of text; however, there are increasing numbers of picturebooks where the age of the implied reader is questionable.

It is often assumed that picturebooks are for very young readers because of their emphasis on the illustrations and their scarcity of text; however, there are increasing numbers of picturebooks where the age of the implied reader is questionable.

Bringing Spanish to Life provides an innovative and refreshing cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in primary schools, combining art, design and foreign languages with various aspects of the National Primary Curriculum such as Literacy, Numeracy and PE.

Bringing Spanish to Life provides an innovative and refreshing cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in primary schools, combining art, design and foreign languages with various aspects of the National Primary Curriculum such as Literacy, Numeracy and PE.