Are you looking for a book that explains all the key ideas on how children learn, and how to best support children in that learning? Covering all the major themes, this book offers: o An introduction to the main theories of learning and development, from birth to primary; o A chapter on brain development; o An introduction to what motivates learners to learn, and how much learners understand about how learning takes place; o A glossary of key terms; o Case studies, research summaries, tasks for reflection, chapter summaries and advice on further reading. This book will be essential reading for Teaching Assistants studying for Foundation Degrees, or for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification. Students on any course looking at how children learn (such as Early Childhood and teacher training courses) will likewise find this book covers all the key themes. Lyn Overall is Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.

A fully up-dated new edition of the practical resource book for primary teachers everywhere. Presented in an easy-to-use, A-Z format, it covers all the issues that really matter to teachers on a day-to-day basis. Including over eighty key words, ranging from assessment to behaviour, and planning to SEN, this handbook brims with invaluable advice and is linked to all the latest standards. If you are keen to become a more effective teacher, then this is the book for you.

This is a practical and concise guide to assessment in the primary school. Assessment is an area that students find notoriously difficult to put into practice, particularly as models of good practice have not always been established in their placement schools. What's more, most students are only in school for a number of weeks, which means that they aren't able to appreciate the full 'assessment' picture. This book seeks to redress this, providing students and teacher trainers with the most accessible, informative overview of how assessment works. It is essential reading for everyone involved in primary education.