Teaching in Primary Schools
Published on 1. July 1998
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-304-70360-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a general coverage of the primary school teaching profession, giving specific treatment of all the major issues, including teacher competences, assessment, partnership with schools and classroom management. This text focuses on the key core areas of English, mathematics and science, while a whole chapter is given to every foundation subject. The book is completely up-to-date with the revised National Curriculum. It is designed as a student textbook, but is also accessible to the general reader, since its approach is direct and practical, with straightforward illustrations and examples.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-70360-9 (9780304703609)
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Content
Part 1 Becoming a teacher: learning to be a teacher - a national curriculum for Teacher Education; partnership in primary school experience. Part 2 The context of teaching: the development of the English primary school; schools, pupils and parents - contexts for learning; teaching, learning and standards; thoughtful teaching. Part 3 Teaching in the classroom: a golden age? - new technologies and learning; the National Curriculum - background approach and content; teaching primary English; teaching primary mathematics; science for the 21st century; personal and moral development; teaching the foundation subjects - geography and history. Part 4 Relationships in school: a code in the head - special education needs in the mainstream classroom; assessment in the primary classroom; managing children's learning and behaviour; accountability - a practical guide.