Educational: General studies, educational skills and competencies
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking, Grade 3
Book SynopsisFoster your childâs critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.
£10.44
Rockridge Press The 3rd Grade Spelling Workbook: 95+ Games and
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£12.99
Rockridge Press My First Learn-To-Read Preschool Workbook:
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£9.99
University of Toronto Press Falsehood and Fallacy
Book SynopsisFalsehood and Fallacy shows students how to evaluate what they read in a digital age now that old institutional gatekeepers, such as the media or institutions of higher education, no longer hold a monopoly on disseminating knowledge. Short chapters cover the problems that exist as a result of the current flow of unmediated information, Fake News, and bad arguments, and demonstrate how to critically evaluate sources particularly those that appear online. Kilcrease provides a range of tools to help students evaluate the legitimacy of what they read. She discusses how to be on the lookout for bad arguments and logical fallacies and explains how students can produce clear and convincing academic writing. Exercises are included throughout the book to test student knowledge. Written in a positive style and full of useful tools and exercises, Falsehood and Fallacy embraces the idea that everyone is a writer and has aptitude for further growth.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part One: Falsehoods 2. You’re in College, But You Don’t Know Everything 3. Evaluating Statements and Identifying Sources 4. Evaluating Sources with the CRAAP Test 5. Reading Your Sources Part Two: Fallacies 6. Evaluating the Content of Sources: Fallacies of Causation 7. Fallacies of Narration, Generalization, and Evidence 8. Fallacies of Diversion Part Three: Bringing it Together 9. Writing about Anything
£15.19
Pearson Education Brilliant Networking
Table of Contents Part One: Networking in Context 1. What is networking? 2. Where you are now 3. Why network? Part Two: The Networking Mindset 4. Your networking goals 5. Your networking mission 6. Your attitudes and beliefs 7. Your confidence 8. Your motivation 9. Share your goals Part Three: Building Your Network 10. Find your network 11. Networking groups 12. Networking in the virtual community Part Four: Networking in Practice 13. Your business card 14. First impressions 15. The art of conversation 16. Handling rejection 17. The elevator pitch Part Five: Maintaining Your Network 18. Follow-up 19. Sharing information 20. Manage your network 21. Grow your network 22. Networking in organisations 23. Bonus chapter: Social capital - success is social 24. Bonus chapter: Over to you! Networking activities
£11.69
Pearson Education Brilliant Graduate Career Handbook
Book SynopsisDr Judith Done is a visiting research fellow at the University of Chester, where she was formerly Director of Careers and Employability. She is a fellow of the Institute of Career Guidance (ICG) and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. Her working life has been spent in career guidance as a practitioner, trainer and manager. Her research interests are in career guidance, personal development and interpersonal communication. Judith as a volunteer advice worker, school governor and occasional freelance trainer. Professor Rachel Mulvey is Dean of Psychology at the University of East London, and Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick Institute of EmploymTable of Contents Part 1: What’s Out There 1 Accessing job opportunities 2 The graduate labour market 3 Labour market information: analysis of what graduates do 4 The global graduate 5 Graduate training schemes 6 Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and self-employment 7 Postgraduate study: choosing a course and making a good application Part 2: How to Make the Most of What’s Out There 8 Knowing who you are: skills, interests and values 9 Work experience: making it purposeful 10 Dates and deadlines: your timeline for action 11 Making applications: getting past the first post 12 Succeeding in selection 13 My decision, my context, my life: why all this matters
£13.49
Accelerated Education Publications Ltd 11+ Verbal Reasoning Year 3/4 CEM Style Workbook
Book SynopsisThe 11+ Verbal Reasoning CEM Style series covers verbal reasoning technique for the CEM 11+ exams. Answers, Progress Charts and a Certificate of Achievement are included at the end of the book. All our materials have been rigorously classroom tested. The methodologies have been successfully used in AE Tuition classes for over 20 years.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Classification. Chapter 2: Cloze. Chapter 3: Syntax. Chapter 4: Comprehension.
£11.52
Accelerated Education Publications Ltd 11+ Verbal Reasoning Year 4/5 CEM Style Workbook
Book SynopsisThe 11+ Verbal Reasoning Year 4/5 CEM Style series covers verbal reasoning technique for the CEM 11+ exams. Answers, Progress Charts and a Certificate of Achievement are included at the end of the book. All our materials have been rigorously classroom tested. The methodologies have been successfully used in AE Tuition classes for over 20 years.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Classification. Chapter 2: Cloze. Chapter 3: Syntax. Chapter 4: Comprehension.
£11.52
Accelerated Education Publications Ltd 11+ Verbal Reasoning Year 5-7 GL & Other Styles
Book SynopsisEach test should take about 6 minutes, however it is more important that a child completes the test accurately and does not rush their answers. Children will speed up naturally with practice. This testbook provides practice for the GL Assessment 11+ exams, CATs, Common Entrance and scholarship examinations for independent schools, and other styles of verbal reasoning test. The testbooks are designed to be used in conjunction with the 11+ Verbal Reasoning Year 5-7 GL & Other Styles workbooks as an additional learning tool. After completion, the testpacks should be used for final exam preparation. Answers, Progress Charts and a Certificate of Achievement are included at the end of the book. All our materials have been rigorously classroom tested. The methodologies have been successfully used in AE Tuition classes for over 20 years.
£999.99
B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd Logical Reasoning Book 6
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£6.07
St. Martins Press-3PL How to Get Straight As In School and Have Fun at the Same Time Plus How to Read a Book How to Take a Test How to Write a Paper
£10.44
Scholastic Teaching Resources Nonfiction Sight Word Readers Guided Reading
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£19.79
Sinmiedo Publishing Have Fun Be Safe I Love You
£17.09
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp HACKiversity The Secrets to Achieving More by Doing Less in College
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£20.46
DK Supersimple Physics
Book SynopsisCrammed with fascinating facts and all the core curriculum topics, this physics book will have you exam-ready in no time!Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this completely comprehensive guide makes physics crystal clear. It’s the perfect support for home and school learning.This super simple science book cuts through the jargon and breaks down the information into easy, manageable chunks. From atoms and states of matter to scalars and vectors, this indispensable guide is packed with everything you need to quickly and easily understand physics.The Ultimate Physics Revision Book Every page is designed to make even the most complex scientific subjects accessible and engaging. Topics are covered in one easy-to-follow single page and fully illustrated to explain the concept - perfect for visual learners. The essential points are in a Key Facts box, which is great for checking back later when revising. Calculation
£19.79
DK English for Everyone Junior Beginners Course
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£15.29
DK How to Be Good at Math Workbook Grades 46
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£12.34
DK English for Everyone Junior English Grammar
Book SynopsisUnderstand the rules of English grammar with this fun, fully illustrated reference book for children aged 5–9 who are studying English as a foreign language. This ultimate grammar guide features attractive illustrations, clear layouts, and simple explanations that present and explain the rules of the English language in a way that is easy for younger learners to understand and digest. The grammar covered in this reference guide will help children aged 5-9 to describe the world around them, talk about their likes and dislikes, ask questions, and form negative sentences. Grammar is first presented in a realistic scene, and then broken down into bite-size chunks that are easy to understand and digest. Each grammar rule is accompanied by a simple explanation that can be used by the teacher or parent. This grammar book for children offers: - Material that’s ideal for children who have recently begun to study Engli
£17.99
DK German for Everyone Junior First Words Flash
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£9.49
April Avenue Media Doctor Mozart Music Theory Workbook Level 1A
£11.07
DK DK Workbooks Science First Grade
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£8.59
DK DK Workbooks Science Second Grade Learn and
Book SynopsisPerfect for children ages 7–8, this workbook builds confidence in the growing scientific understanding in second graders. Objectives include familiarity with animal life cycles and adaptations, insect life, plant reproduction, simple machines, and states of matter.Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support curriculum learning, DK Workbooks: Science is an innovative series of home-learning science workbooks that is closely linked to school curriculum and helps make learning easy and fun.Each title is packed with exercises and activities to strengthen what children learn in school. With clear questions and supportive illustrations to help children understand each topic, the books provide practice to reinforce learning and understanding of key concepts, such as animal life cycles, the solar system, chemistry, and anatomy. A parents' section contains answers, tips, and guidance to provide support, and a certificate of
£8.09
DK DK Workbooks Coding in Scratch Projects Workbook
Book SynopsisA perfect introduction to coding for young minds! This updated step-by-step visual guide teaches children to create their own projects using Scratch 3.0.Suitable for complete beginners, this educational book for kids gives readers a solid understanding of programming. Teach them to create their own projects from scratch, preparing them for more complex programming languages like Python.Techy kids will familiarize themselves with Scratch 3.0 using this beginner's guide to Scratch coding. Difficult coding concepts become fun and easy to understand, as budding programmers build their own projects using the latest release of the world's most popular programming language for beginners.Make a Dino Dance Party or create your own electronic birthday cards for friends and family. Build games, simulations, and mind-bending graphics as you discover the awesome things computer programmers can do with Scratch 3.0. This second edition of CodTrade Review"Without a doubt, these little DK workbooks (and the thicker Coding Projects in Scratch) have been an amazing resource…and I can highly recommend them." — GeekDad.com
£6.99
DK MerriamWebster Childrens Dictionary New Edition
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£28.49
Independently Published Your Ticket to the Forty Acres: The Unofficial Guide for UT Undergraduate Admissions
£17.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking, Kindergarten
Book SynopsisFoster your childâs critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.
£10.36
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking, Grade 1
Book SynopsisFoster your childâs critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.
£10.44
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking, Grade 4
Book SynopsisFoster your childâs critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.
£10.44
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking, Grade 5
Book SynopsisFoster your childâs critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.
£10.44
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking, Grade 6
Book SynopsisFoster your childâs critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.
£10.44
£23.65
Captivating History World War I and II for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the First and Second World War
£23.39
Baby Professor South Africa For Kids: People, Places and Cultures - Children Explore The World Books
£11.39
Engage Books (Workbooks) The Kindergartener's A to Z Alphabet Workbook: (Ages 5-6) ABC Letter Guides, Letter Tracing, Activities, and More! (Backpack Friendly 6 x9 Size)
£8.68
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited Student Essentials: Essay Writing
Book SynopsisStudents! Want top marks in your essays? Learn the core skills for excellent essay writing... Student Essentials: Essay Writing – in one hour gives you all the essential skills you need for planning and writing an essay. Taking you step-by-step through every stage, helping you develop and apply your skills straight away. Student Essentials: Essay Writing – in one hour is packed full of jargon-free, practical advice to help you really get to grips with every element of your essay. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of your essay head on and develop key skills, from getting started and developing your structure to refining your argument, and paragraph style and writing a killer conclusion. Get the essential toolkit to essay writing confidence, including: Planning your essay - understanding the question, researching the topic and organising your idea Writing your essay – perfecting introductions and conclusions, making your point and writing with style Presenting your essay – dealing with references and bibliography and formatting your work In just one hour develop your critical thinking skills for study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman’s Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies – in one hour Student Essentials: Dissertation – in one hour Student Essentials: Study Skills – in one hour Student Essentials: Critical Thinking – in one hour
£11.19
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited Student Essentials: Critical Thinking
Book SynopsisStudents! Need to improve your critical thinking for top marks? Learn the core analytical skills for critical thinking... Student Essentials: Critical Thinking – in one hour helps you master the essentials of this core study skill in just 60 minutes. If you are studying for an undergraduate degree at university, critical thinking and analysis is imperative when studying and can often be the difference between an acceptable grade and a great grade. This book will help you develop the key essentials of this crucial skill in just one hour so you can successfully apply it to your studies straight away. Student Essentials: Critical Thinking – in one hour is packed full of jargon-free advice, step-be-step guidance and useful summaries to help you really get to grips with every element of critical thinking and analysis. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of critical thinking head on and develop your skills from analysis and evaluation to constructing sound arguments and weighing up evidence. Learn the critical thinking essential toolkit quickly and apply it to all areas of your study, including: What is critical thinking? – the principles and essentials for study Analytical skills – improve your technique when reading and note taking Evaluating evidence – get to grips with arguments, counter claims and credibility Building arguments – using evidence, secondary resources and examples effectively Key tools – use the checklists and exercises to master every stage of critical thinking In just one hour develop your core critical thinking skills for study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman’s Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies – in one hour Student Essentials: Essay Writing – in one hour Student Essentials: Study Skills – in one hour Student Essentials: Dissertation – in one hour
£11.19
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited Student Essentials: Revision and Exam Strategies
Book SynopsisStudents! Want top marks in your exams? Learn the core skills for effective revision and exam preparation... Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies – in one hour gives you all the essential skills you need when revising for and taking exams. Taking you step-by-step through every stage, helping you develop and apply the right strategy for revision and exam success. Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies – in one hour is packed full of jargon-free, step-by-step advice to help you really get to grips with successful revision techniques and preparation for performing well in exams. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of your revision and exam preparation head on and develop key skills for using the exam to its full potential. From getting started with the right frame of mind and developing a productive revision technique to preparing for and taking exams. Get the essential toolkit to revision and exam confidence, including: Getting started – choose the right strategy for productive revision Strategies for success – developing techniques to apply your knowledge and perform well in exams Exam preparation – learn what examiners are looking for and how to plan ahead Keeping sane – managing stress, your workload and your mindset Key tools – use the checklists and exercises to master every stage of revision and exam preparation In just one hour develop your core revision and exam skills for study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman’s Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Essay Writing – in one hour Student Essentials: Study Skills – in one hour Student Essentials: Critical Thinking – in one hour Student Essentials: Dissertation – in one hour
£11.19
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited Student Essentials: Study Skills
Book SynopsisStudents! Want to learn the core skills to study effectively? Student Essentials: Study Skills – in one hour gives you all the skills you need when studying. Taking you step-by-step through every stage, helping you develop and refine your skills for university study success. Student Essentials: Study Skills – in one hour is packed full of jargon-free, practical advice to help you really get to grips with successful study skills. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of study head on and develop key skills. From developing crucial time management, easy note taking tips and critical thinking strategies to essay writing good practice and exam know-how to boost study performance. Get the essential toolkit to study confidence, including: Study strategies – preparing and planning your time and studies Learn the core techniques – from note-taking to improving your memory Critical thinking – refine your analysis and apply it to your work Essay writing – structure your arguments and drive your point home Revision know- how – adopt a winning strategy to your revision skills Exams – preparing, taking and mastering exams for success Key tools – use the checklists and exercises to master every stage study In just one hour develop study skills for all round study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman’s Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Essay Writing – in one hour Student Essentials: Revision and Exam Strategies – in one hour Student Essentials: Critical Thinking – in one hour Student Essentials: Dissertation – in one hour
£11.19
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited Student Essentials: Dissertation
Book SynopsisStudents! Want top marks in your dissertation? Learn the core skills for dissertation writing... Student Essentials: Dissertation – in one hour gives you all the essential skills you need when planning and writing a dissertation for your degree. Taking you step-by-step through every stage, helping you develop and apply core dissertation skills quickly to really boost your approach and essay execution. Student Essentials: Dissertation – in one hour is packed full of jargon-free, practical advice to help you really get to grips with every element of your dissertation or are looking to refine your essay and assessment skills. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of your dissertation head-on and develop key skills for dissertation success, from getting started and developing your structure to refining your essay skills and making sure your bibliography and references are complete. Get the essential toolkit to your degree dissertation, including: Getting started – defining your research, structure and title Researching your dissertation – resources, mind-set and useful tips to get you through Analysing and assessment – develop a sound argument and successfully analyse your research Writing your dissertation – refine your essay writing skills when writing up Presentation and appendices – bibliographies, references and how to present your work Key tools – use the checklists and exercises to master every stage of your dissertation In just one hour develop your core dissertation planning and writing skills and perform at your optimum with Trotman’s Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies – in one hour Student Essentials: Essay Writing – in one hour Student Essentials: Study Skills – in one hour Student Essentials: Critical Thinking – in one hour
£11.19
Brilliant Publications Into the Garden of Dreams: Pathways to Imagination for 5-8 Year Olds
Book SynopsisThrough relaxation techniques and visualisation, pathways are traced into the 'Garden of Dreams' - an avenue into the imagination of children. Using the daily exercises and breathing brings a calmness and alertness into the classroom, which helps to facilitate development and learning across the curriculum. This is a particularly unusual and creative resource.Table of ContentsPart 1: the importance of self-esteem; winners; self-esteem through the curriculum; putting the SELF into self-esteem; self-esteem activities and games (pathways 1-19) -coordination and breathing exercises, table of coordination exercises, self-esteem games, building a sense of individual self-worth, the value of object sharing; visualizations to explore the garden of dreams (pathways 20-26) - background, creating the atmosphere, about the pathways, preparation, the worry basket visualization; creative ideas for expressive work (pathways 27-32) - ways to link back to the visualizations. Part 2 Photocopiable ideas and resources: the pathways; finger exercises; hand exercises; arm exercises; arm and leg exercises; breathing exercises; full moons; palm trees; huggy bears; squeeze games; sharing ring; relaxation; caring hands; star person; class applause; name games; how can I make friends?; surprise box; why I like myself; my self-portrait; the basic journey; the worry basket; the healing fairies; the golden fish; the waterfall; meeting owl; owl's quest; drawing; painting and craft; map making; dream flags; modelling trees; owl's quest linked activity; supplementary resources.
£17.50
Peace Hill Press Preschool Math at Home: Simple Activities to
Book SynopsisPreschool Math at Home will guide you step-by-step as you introduce your preschooler to the world of numbers. Your child will develop a thorough understanding of the numbers up to ten, including: counting comparing and ordering numbers recognizing written numerals beginning addition and subtraction All of the activities are quick and playful, with lots of movement, manipulatives, and games. Each takes less than five minutes, with no special materials needed other than a few household items. Play each game several times for a full year of preschool math curriculum.
£15.19
Kumon Publishing North America, Inc Thinking Skills Spatial Reasoning K & Up
Book SynopsisOur Thinking Skills Workbooks strengthen critical thinking skills that are crucial for your childs success in school and in life. With our effective step-by-step method and colorful, engaging activities, your child will enjoy each page as he or she builds essential skills.
£8.54
Kumon Publishing North America, Inc Thinking Skills Logic K & Up
Book SynopsisOur Thinking Skills Workbooks strengthen critical thinking skills that are crucial for your childs success in school and in life. With our effective step-by-step method and colorful, engaging activities, your child will enjoy each page as he or she builds essential skills.
£8.54
Kumon Publishing North America, Inc Thinking Skills Same and Different K & Up
Book SynopsisOur Thinking Skills Workbooks strengthen critical thinking skills that are crucial for your childs success in school and in life. With our effective step-by-step method and colorful, engaging activities, your child will enjoy each page as he or she builds essential skills.
£8.54
£15.17
Random House USA Inc How We Learn
Book SynopsisIn the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can apply it to our own lives. From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline, that we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual if we want to ace that test, memorize that presentation, or nail that piano recital. But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort? In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and daydreaming. Is a dedicated desk in a quiet room really the best way to study? Can altering your routine improve your recall? Are there times when distraction is good? Is repetition necessary? Carey’s search for answers to these questions yields a wealth of strategies that make learning more a part of our everyday lives—and less of a chore. By road testing many of the counterintuitive techniques described in this book, Carey shows how we can flex the neural muscles that make deep learning possible. Along the way he reveals why teachers should give final exams on the first day of class, why it’s wise to interleave subjects and concepts when learning any new skill, and when it’s smarter to stay up late prepping for that presentation than to rise early for one last cram session. And if this requires some suspension of disbelief, that’s because the research defies what we’ve been told, throughout our lives, about how best to learn. The brain is not like a muscle, at least not in any straightforward sense. It is something else altogether, sensitive to mood, to timing, to circadian rhythms, as well as to location and environment. It doesn’t take orders well, to put it mildly. If the brain is a learning machine, then it is an eccentric one. In How We Learn, Benedict Carey shows us how to exploit its quirks to our advantage.
£15.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers Engaging Parents
Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won''t fail to inspire and engage all learners._______________Based on extensive research and practical experience, 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Engaging Parents presents ideas for supporting the most effective forms of parental engagement in secondary schools.Engaging parents in their children''s learning is the best lever we have to raise achievement in schools and parental support is essential to help students make progress throughout their secondary education. Written by two of the leading experts in the field, this book explains why it is so essential to get parents on board aTrade ReviewParental engagement is the key to unlocking the true potential of all students. This book offers accessible and research-based methods to help teachers embed this in their classroom practice. -- Ross Morrison McGill * Founder of Teacher Toolkit, @TeacherToolkit *This is a very useful text that will be of great value to a wide audience. It has a positive focus, which encourages secondary teachers to work together with parents by recognising the difficulties that exist on both sides. The authors encourage readers to see the book as a starting point in supporting building relationships. * SEN Magazine *
£14.25
Hodder Education Study Skills 11+: Building the study skills
Book SynopsisThis book covers everything you need to know in preparing children for both pre-tests and 11+ entrance exams for admission into independent and grammar schools. It sets out ways in which children can become successful and confident learners over the years and months building up to these tests taken in Year 6. The author passionately believes that intelligence is not fixed but can be nurtured and grown with the right support. The key to putting this into action is to understand how you learn and to master the strategies for learning, retaining and recalling information effectively. This book will help parents and teachers support children approach one of their first academic hurdles with confidence.The book begins by looking at why revision is important and how the brain works. It introduces the concept of growth mindset and how with the right support, confidence, resilience and independence can be nurtured.It provides guidance on physical and mental wellbeing (including a section on coping with stress). It moves on to cover ideas on how to gain control of studying and how to develop good organisational skills. Being healthy, feeling stress free, in control and excited about school is vital. There is a comprehensive chapter study skills and how to master them, from learning how to identify key words, using flashcards, to creating mindmaps. Examples based on the 11+ syllabus and questions or tasks to revise the skill are given throughout.The book then focuses specifically on the skills needed for the 11+ tests. It offers wide-ranging advice on each subject (English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning), how to prepare for online tests, interviews and test day tips.Current thinking and research by world-renowned social psychologists, psychologists and educators is at the heart of this book and are referenced. Tips for parents supporting their children's learning journey are given throughout.
£16.50
