Improving Children's Learning Effective Teaching in the Primary School

Examines teaching methods, motivating learners and matching work to children, how to structure childrens' learning, teaching literacy, special educational needs and working with parents.
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How can teachers improve what they do in the primary classroom? Which teaching methods will help you and your pupils to perform effectively? These are the questions that every teacher will be asking him or herself in today's climate of targets and tables. Much research over recent years has focused on the role of the teacher and how effective classroom practice is achieved. The book discusses many areas of topical importance including: teaching methods motivating learners and matching work to children how to structure children's learning classroom control and organisation teaching literacy teaching children with special education needs working with parents. It also looks at the increasing role of the teacher as a researcher and how colloborative practices are providing a way for teaches to appraise both their own progress and that of their colleagues. This book should be of particular interest to the classroom teacher who is looking for ways to develop his or her teaching but has limited time to explore the research. It sets out to translate the findings of research into practical terms which teachers can easily use.

1. Introduction 2.Assessing Research 3.The Children 4. The Teacher 5.The Classroom Climate 6.Effective Teaching and Learning 7.Classroom Management 8.Working in Groups 9.The Teaching of Literacy 10.The Teaching of Mathematics 11.Exceptional Children 12.Working With Parents 13.Evaluation and Record Keeping 14.The Teacher as Researcher 15.Conclusion

Joan Dean has been a headteacher, senior primary adviser and chief inspector during her years in education. She has published widely in the field and is the author of four other titles for Routledge.