Primary & Middle Schools

This textbook is a comprehensive resource for teaching multicultural children’s literature. Providing foundational information on how and why to in...

This edited volume takes an expansive, no-nonsense view of the spectrum of English language learners to address their varied backgrounds and their ...

Rather than reserving the teaching of Black history to Black history month, Black narratives deserve to be seen and integrated into every aspect of...

This book offers practical guidance for teachers using the National Literacy Strategy at Key Stages 1 and 2, based on the six categories of non-fic...

This book brings together a collection of essays on the teaching of writing. It is a companion to Prue Goodwin’s The Literate Classroom and The Art...

This new edition takes into account advances in software and technology such as interactive whiteboards and digital cameras, focusing upon how thes...

This book examines the social codes and practices that shape the literary culture of a combined fifth/sixth-grade classroom. It considers how the s...

Latino (or Hispanic) children are one of the fastest-growing groups in U.S. schools today. On average, these students perform worse than Anglo stud...

This book examines the social codes and practices that shape the literary culture of a combined fifth/sixth-grade classroom. It considers how the s...

The growing economic competition among the world's industrialized and developing nations has spurred comparisons and examinations of national schoo...

Updated and expanded, this second edition satisfies the same philosophical objective as the first -- to show the importance of problem posing. Alth...

Full of school-based examples supplied by practicing teachers, this accessible text: encourages trainees to "think beyond the standards" promotes t...

This work examines international strategies of early education and literacy for disadvantaged children, from a cross-cultural perspective. It bring...

Professional Values and Practice concentrates on the more theoretical aspects of the HLTA role: professionalism, relationships, statutory framework...

Have you been searching for a way to resolve conflict that doesn't involve a series of ten or more steps? Do you think that perhaps a key to confli...

This impressive volume contains the edited proceedings of a symposium held in honor of Isabelle Y. Liberman, whose teaching and writings laid the f...

This exciting resource offers prospective teachers a varied selection of original activities for the primary levels through eighth grade. Designed ...

Latino (or Hispanic) children are one of the fastest-growing groups in U.S. schools today. On average, these students perform worse than Anglo stud...

This book focuses on the early acquisition of signed languages and the later development of reading by children who use signed languages. It repres...

Using play as the method against which all others are compared, this book presents the strengths and weaknesses of different models of teaching, ex...

In this book the author looks at the past, present and the future of history teaching in primary schools in an attempt to provide a practical frame...

Provision of education for children under five has recently become a political concern. At the same time, this relatively small field has been attr...

This book shows how a wide range of contexts for learning science can be used outside of the classroom, and includes learning: at museums, science ...

A practical introduction to Maths teaching designed specifically for beginning teachers in primary and secondary schools. It brings together the la...

Packed with ideas for the primary school teacher, this book includes stories, songs and drama activities from six major world religions: Christiani...

First Published in 1991. The contributors to this book share the belief that the teaching of humanities should form an essential part of the school...

Jack Zipes has reinvigorated storytelling as a successful and engaging tool for teachers and professional storytellers. Encouraging storytellers, l...

Physical education and sport in schools is undergoing renewed emphasis and the primary sector key stages are rightly seen as fundamental elements i...

This book shows how a wide range of contexts for learning science can be used outside of the classroom, and includes learning: at museums, science ...

How does school leadership differ in different sized primary schools?This book responds to the urgent need to explore how different contexts influe...

This book is a practical and accessible guide to teaching young children with special educational needs. At the heart of the book is the belief tha...

This book is about a unique school. It is a school that, despite the increasing pressure put upon it by changes in the curriculum and the organisat...

Children's achievements in writing lag behind their achievements in reading, speaking and listening. National tests are beginning to expose this ga...

Physical education and sport in schools is undergoing renewed emphasis and the primary sector key stages are rightly seen as fundamental elements i...

English in Urban Classrooms is a ground-breaking text that spans a range of issues central to school English today. It extends not only to the spok...

History in the Early Years is an innovative and accessible guide to helping young children explore the past through their environment, family histo...

Today's classroom presents a wealth of opportunities for social interaction amongst pupils, leading to increased interest in teachers and researche...

How does school leadership differ in different sized primary schools?This book responds to the urgent need to explore how different contexts influe...

This book is essential reading for students just beginning a career in primary school teaching. Written with the needs and questions of the new stu...

How can we help children with special needs become active learners? This book is a practical and accessible guide to teaching young children with s...

Reading Contemporary Picturebooks takes a look at one of the most vibrant branches of children's literature - the modern picturebook. This exciting...

This book is about a unique school. It is a school that, despite the increasing pressure put upon it by changes in the curriculum and the organisat...

This book is one of a set of eight innovative yet practical resource books for teachers, focussing on the classroom and covering vital skills for p...

Which factors have been influential in developing science teaching and learning for the three to thirteen age group in the last twenty years? How m...

Primary teachers need to incorporate the use of computers in their daily lesson plans, but how can this be done most effectively to promote learnin...

City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in two contrasting areas of London at the end of the 20...

This long-awaited second edition is an accessible, practical guide for primary teachers. It covers the teaching of religious education at the Found...

This is an innovative yet practical resource book for teachers, focusing on the classroom and covering vital skills for primary and secondary teach...