Primary/Elementary Education Books

New and Published Books – Page 5

41. Primary Teaching Assistants

    Learners and learning, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Roger Hancock, Janet Collins, Mary Stacey

    Series: Published in association with the Open University

    Primary Teaching Assistants: Learners and Learning draws together ideas that are of central importance to teaching assistants and other support staff working in primary schools. It presents a rich variety of material written by teachers, teaching assistants, researchers and parents, that has been...

    Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
42. Essential Motivation in the Classroom

    2nd Edition

    By Ian Gilbert

    Praise for the 1st edition: 'This is now one of my top five education books. .I was absorbed and uplifted by it and my own practice as a teacher will undoubtedly change as a result. Surely there can be no higher recommendation.' - Geoff Barton, Times Educational Supplement Essential Motivation in...

    Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
43. Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood

    The contradictory nature of sexuality and censorship in children’s contemporary lives

    By Kerry H. Robinson

    Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood provides a critical examination of the way we regulate children’s access to certain knowledge and explores how this regulation contributes to the construction of childhood, to children’s vulnerability and to the constitution of the ‘good’...

    Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
44. Reading - From Words to Multiple Texts

    Edited by Anne Britt, Susan Goldman, Jean-Francois Rouet

    Increasing the mastery of reading and text literacy in the general population is one of the most important challenges faced by both developed and developing societies. Providing a new reference for researchers and practitioners involved in this domain, this book brings together empirical research...

    Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
45. Picturebooks, Pedagogy and Philosophy

    By Joanna Haynes, Karin Murris

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Contemporary picturebooks open up spaces for philosophical dialogues between people of all ages. As works of art, picturebooks offer unique opportunities to explore ideas and to create meaning collaboratively. This book considers censorship of certain well-known picturebooks, challenging the...

    Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
46. Using Storytelling to Support Children and Adults with Special Needs

    Transforming lives through telling tales

    Edited by Nicola Grove

    This innovative and wide-ranging book shows how storytelling can open new worlds for learners with or without special educational needs. With sections that outline both therapeutic and educational approaches, the leading practitioners who contribute to this practical resource draw on their...

    Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
47. Early Childhood and Compulsory Education

    Reconceptualising the relationship

    Edited by Peter Moss

    Series: Contesting Early Childhood

    What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together? The rapid expansion of early childhood education and care means that most children in affluent countries now have several years at pre-school before...

    Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge
48. The Art of Teaching Writing

    A complete resource file for 7 to 12 year olds

    By Mark Hartley

    "It is amazing – the fruit of so much thought and hard work. But it is more than a book. It is a course." Professor Peter Mortimore, former Principal of The Institute of Education and current Guardian columnist The Art of Teaching Writing is an essential resource file that will support teachers...

    Published October 31st 2012 by Routledge
49. The Transition Tightrope

    Supporting Students in Transition to Secondary School

    By Angie Wilcock

    The transition phase from primary to secondary school is a time of massive personal, physical, psychological and social change. Not only is it a difficult time for the young adolescent, but it is also a challenging time for parents, teachers and anyone working with young people experiencing such...

    Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge
50. Summer Learning

    Research, Policies, and Programs

    Edited by Geoffrey D. Borman, Matthew Boulay

    This book brings together up-to-date, research-based evidence concerning summer learning and provides descriptions and analyses of a range of summer school programs. The chapters present theory and data that explain both the phenomenon of summer learning loss and the potential for effective summer...

    Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge