Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy

Includes CD-Rom'Intriguing and timely.

In the latest volume in the NCTE High School Literature Series, Rachel Endooffers new ways to talk and teach about the incarceration of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II.

Changing Seasons: A Language Arts Curriculum for Healthy Aging is a language-based, interdisciplinary program that increases interaction and communication skills among older adults.

Supporting and understanding your students' fractional knowledge is crucial to their overall grasp of numbers and mathematics.

At least one child in five experiences some form of learning difficulty, but:* Learning difficulties as we understand them DO NOT exist* They are not diseases just symptoms* These symptoms never appear alone* They are treatable and avoidableDr Robin Pauc, an expert in child neurology, approaches learning difficulties, including Dyslexia, ADD, OCD, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Tourette's syndrome of childhood, from a truly ground-breaking perspective.

From the bestselling author of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, this is your essential guide to teaching reading in primary schools.

Learning to read is an exciting and vital part of every child's development.

This book focuses on how to understand reading processes and what it means to develop reading comprehension.

The essential guide to the science behind reading and its practical implications for classroom teaching in primary schools.

Winner of the UKLA Author Award 2009 'Lockwood has written a useful, supportive book which will help teachers and librarians.

Teaching Math, Science, and Technology in Schools Today: Guidelines for Engaging Both Eager and Reluctant Learners offers unique, engaging, and thought-provoking ideas.

Primary maths is stereotypically loved by a few hairy oddballs, tolerated by most sane primary practitioners; loathed by many.

Do you know your 'determiners' from your 'prepositions'?

This comprehensive manual that covers informational and literary texts will empower teachers to guide their students as they analyze challenging texts.

Throughout my life I have been told directly and indirectly that dyslexia is found in particular people.

This updated edition of this bestselling, straightforward guide provides the essential information for parents and advocates to understand US law and get the right educational entitlements for a dyslexic child.

The book lets teachers identify where their students are in terms of number skills, and sets out a strategy for developing their knowledge.

`This is a clear, jargon-free analysis of current National Curriculum and National Literacy strategy documents, combined with sensible and creative suggestions for implementing them.

Reading to your children has been recommended to parents of young children for decades by literacy experts.

An Inspiring Approach to Reading From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to Ramona the Pest to Wringer, here are 100 great books guaranteed to stir the imagination, spark conversation, and lead the way to adventure.

Das Verhältnis von Wissen und Können beschäftigt nicht nur die Sprachdidaktik seit geraumer Zeit.

Edited by Tom Liam Lynch, this collection of essays drawn from NCTEs many journals provides an excellent starting point for teachers who want to bring critical media literacy into their K-12 and college classrooms.

Having a good working knowledge of children's literature is vital for primary teachers; the best way to develop switched-on young readers is to ensure they get access to high-quality age-appropriate material that engages and inspires them.

A small set of important practices should be considered non-negotiable elements of daily reading instruction.

Teachers and students alike begin their day as humans, and they must all end their day as humans.

'This book will be a welcome, practical addition to the repertoires of teachers of children aged 7-11 who are looking for inspiration and relevance in their teaching of writing skills' - Speaking English`For the drama novice, this is the book to buy.

The new Common Core State Standards mean major changes for language arts teachers, particularly the emphasis on ';informational text.

Opening Doors provides 20 units of work which includes poetry and prose from our literary heritage.

Opening Doors to a Richer English Curriculum for Ages 6 to 9 takes Bob Cox's award-winning 'Opening Doors' series into bold new territories, providing a treasury of techniques and strategies all carefully selected to support the design of a deeper, more creative and more expansive curriculum.

An extensive knowledge of the primary Mathematics curriculum is not enough for you as a trainee teacher, you need to know how to teach Mathematics in the primary classroom.

Rethinking Reading in College argues for more systematic attention to the role of reading comprehension in college, as a necessary step in addressing the inequities in student achievement that otherwise increase over time.

`I found this a fascinating book to read, I could identify with my time at school when I would often write with my paper almost in at right angles to my body because I found this comfortable, and the teacher's insistence that the paper be "e;straight"e; in front of me.

Primary maths is stereotypically loved by a few hairy oddballs, tolerated by most sane primary practitioners; loathed by many.

All you need to know about the theory and practice of teaching primary English.

This latest book in the bestselling Mathematics Recovery(R) series gives mathematics educators a complete research-based framework for assessment, instruction and intervention in whole number arithmetic across grades K to 5.

The Classroom Library: A Catalyst for Literacy Instruction serves two purposes by first providing classroom teachers with a how-to guide in setting up and using the classroom library to support literacy.

'My book showcases positive role models for black people and those within our wider dyslexic community and society, to inspire current and future generations.

The proverbial "e;lost art of conversation"e; has become more than a cliche.

Shortlisted for the 2013 Nursery World Awards!

'Nick Pratt's book looks in detail at the real meaning of teaching mathematics interactively in primary schools.

`Laurie Makin's and Marian Whitehead's book on How to Develop Children's Literacy stands out from the usual guides on child development and learning.

Common Core State Standards for Grades 4-5: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities is designed to help teachers teach CORE standards using research-based, effective instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities.

Through myriad classroom vignettes, experienced educators David Hornsby and Lorraine Wilson show just how phonics is taught and learned in literacy-rich classrooms.

Drawing from ethnographic data collected in Indonesia from 2009 to 2022, this book explores how an English-medium Indonesian PhD program in interreligious studies and three Muslim scholar-activists activate knowledge where languages intersect, a process mediated by material circumstances within Indonesia and voices past, present, and future that both are audience to and transcend the traditional geographic and discursive borders associated with them.

Prepare students with complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSETM Biology syllabus (0610/0970) for examination from 2023.

Writing development is currently the focus of substantial international debate because it is the aspect of literacy education that has been least responsive to central government and state reforms.

Even if children know their phonics and ABC's inside out and can read every book in their book bag, why is it still so difficult to get them to want to read and write?