Critical Thinking Skills for your Education Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of:the nature of critical thinking, and its relevance and importance in HEhow to adopt a critical approach to all aspects of your studies within educationthe importance of active, critical reading, and how it allows you an efficient, principled, effective assessment of the literature in your fieldthe need to adopt a critical approach to writin...

Studying for your Education Degree is PERFECT for anyone wanting to train to become a primary or secondary teacher or undertake an education studies course. After reading this fully comprehensive guide you will understand:the structure and culture of HE, and how education/teaching fits into itwhat to expect, and what will be expected of you, as a university studentteaching and assessment methods within education, so that you can perform to the best of your...

Communication Skills for your Education Degree will help you to:improve your oral and written communication skills in a range of academic and educational settingsimprove your public speaking, including academic presentationsimprove your practical writing and speaking skillsIf you are embarking on a university education or teaching degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need...

If you are embarking on a university-based education degree, including initial teacher training, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher e...

Is your knowledge and understanding of systematic synthetic phonics secure?Do you understand the difference between graphemes and phonemes?Is your phonics teaching both engaging and interactive?Systematic synthetic phonics is central to the teaching of early reading and is a key element in Ofsted inspections. For your pupils, learning about phonics represents an integral part of their journey to becoming successful readers and writers. This book off...

This is an essential text for primary trainees and teachers. While the focus in early reading is on systematic synthetic phonics, it is important to see the bigger picture and understand that teaching reading is a continuum that involves more much than the mechanics of reading. The book focuses on a range of issues to develop children who can read into children who do read, including extending reading with proficient readers, engaging disengaged readers, sustaining interest in reading in t...

This essential text for primary trainees and teachers examines the key skill of writing beyond the earliest school years. Teaching writing involves much more than simply teaching the mechanics of spelling, grammar and punctuation, important though these are. There are particular issues around writing in school, including the fact that children’s writing consistently lags behind their reading in external tests such as SATs, boys’ relative lack of success and teachers’ lack of confidence in ...

The Primary National Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of writing. Children must master the process of composition, redrafting, editing and writing final pieces.The book:*Provides practical advice for the teaching of writing*Demonstrates how to model writing for children*Includes examples of good classroom practice of modelling writing*Focuses on writing in different aspects of the curriculum*Provides guidance, case studies...

Trainee and beginning teachers often find the teaching of grammar especially challenging. This popular text provides the subject knowledge you need to teach grammar, punctuation and spelling and explores how to teach it.Detailed examples of effective lessons show you how to engage children’s interest in some of the more formal aspects of writing. Throughout, activities and practical examples demonstrate how you can translate this learning for the classroom.This fourth editi...

The government prioritizes systematic synthetic phonics as a key strategy in the teaching of reading. This core text is your guide to teaching systematic synthetic phonics in primary schools.The book′s balance of research and practice and its focused approach enables you to develop an in-depth understanding of what works in phonics teaching, and why.It begins with the subject knowledge that underpins effective teaching and goes on to explore pedagogy from the early years to...

To master the teaching of writing at greater depth, teachers first need to know:*What makes writing ′greater depth′?*What does it looks like?*How do I support children to develop the skills and creativity to be able to write at ′greater depth′?Official guidance lacks the substance and clarity that is needed so where do teachers go for support?This book provides teachers with support, guidance, background theory, examples and practical advice for the tea...

What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary school?;How do children learn English?;How do I teach it?What does a good primary English lesson look like?This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions. A comprehensive text supporting you to teach the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.This new edition includes an updated ...