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Taylor & Francis Ltd Assessment in Primary and Middle Schools
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools A Practical Guide for School Leaders
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy Across the Community Research Praxis and Trends
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Outstanding Leadership in Special Educational Needs
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Taylor & Francis STEM Road Map 20 A Framework for Integrated STEM Education in the Innovation Age
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Science of Learning and Development Enhancing the Lives of All Young People
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Say No to Exam Stress The Easy to Use Programme to Survive Exam Nerves
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Taylor & Francis Say No to Exam Stress The Easy to Use Programme
Book SynopsisExams are important. The results can change lives and stressing about them can damage performance and undermine young peoples' confidence. This exam stress management programme requires very little time or effort to use and provides a straightforward, practical guide to exam stress management. Written by an experienced educational psychologist, this short, explanatory book is accompanied by simple, easy to follow audio files which lead the listener through a sequence of five relaxation sessions to reduce stress, increase focus and plan for success. Using the book as a guide you simply listen to the audio tracks and follow what they say. All tracks have been designed so that they are easy to digest and applicable in the middle of a busy day. To sum up, this book:â Provides practical and easy to follow steps to help anyone cope with exam stressâ Teaches relaxation techniques that can be used to reduce stress wherever you find it â Offers a real stress knowledge base to teachers and family members supporting students with exam stressThis important guide is suitable for secondary school students as well as college and university students. The easy to follow relaxation sessions will be of interest to anyone studying for examinations who wishes to lower their exam stress levels.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Brief Overview of the Stress Management Programme 2. The Contents of a Stress Management Session 3. Life Can be Stressful 4. Getting to Grips with Stress 5. The Big Picture on Stress 6. What the Experts Say about Stress 7. Students Relaxing Together 8. I Am Too Busy for Stress Management 9. Choosing What to Think 10. Unpacking the Philosophy Scripts for Relaxation Recordings References Disclaimer
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Disciplinary Literacy in Grades K6
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Taylor & Francis A Handbook for Retaining Early Career Teachers
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Taylor & Francis The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox Building Character and Competence through Lifes Ups and Downs
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Taylor & Francis The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox
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Taylor & Francis African Schools as Enabling Spaces
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Boy Question
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Taylor & Francis Before and After School Physical Activity Programs Frameworks Critical Issues and Underserved Populations Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Finding Kite A Social Skills Adventure Story
Book SynopsisThis choose your own adventure story is a unique, illustrated resource and a compelling mystery, focused on developing the social skills of children on the autistic spectrum. Trapped in Tudor England in 1535, in a world very different from their own, the reader must take on the role of the main character and work out why horses are mysteriously dying. Confronted by challenging social situations and decisions that will either help or hinder the narrative, they need to solve the mystery in order to get home.The story provides a springboard for children to test out different actions and to experience a range of possible consequences and pathways. Decisions the reader must make tackle challenges such as working together and overcoming conflict, processing information and managing emotions and anxiety.This book: is an engaging interactive story to enable discussion and create moments for deeper thinking and self-reflection can be used either in small groups or 1:1 intervention links directly to worksheets from the accompanying teacher resource, providing a personalised development tool that can be flexible according to the childâs needs Although created with girls in mind, positioning the reader as the main character allows all children to become fully immersed in the narrative. This is an invaluable resource to develop social skills and build confi dence among children aged 8â12.Table of ContentsFinding Kite: A Social Skills Adventure Story
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Adventures in Social Skills The Finding Kite
Book SynopsisThis teacher resource is filled with worksheets, tasks and activities focused on developing the social skills of children on the autistic spectrum aged 8â12. It has been created to be used alongside the story Finding Kite: A Social Skills Adventure Story, although activities can stand alone as a programme of intervention.Each task encourages young people to think about their own experiences, challenges and goals, building self-esteem and confidence along the way. Suitable for use in small groupsor 1:1, the worksheets are flexible in design, allowing the facilitator to respond to the needs of each child.Key features of this resource include:â engaging activities divided into sections focused on âmaking sense of my worldâ and âconnecting with othersâ;â photocopiable and downloadable worksheets, filled with opportunities for reflection and discussion;â the option to use it alongside the engaging, choose your own adventure story, Finding Kite, which immerses the reader in a sensory adventure.Designed for students aged 8â12, this resource provides an invaluable opportunity to build an understanding of the complexities of social dynamics. Although created with girls on the autistic spectrum in mind, it can be used with students of different genders and adapted for their needs.Table of ContentsIntroduction Section A: Making Sense of My World 1. Making Sense of My Feelings (anger, anxiety, worry, fear) - Mission Control ….. or Out of Control - My Control Barometer - Avoiding the Panic Button - Controlling my Superpower - Treasure Chest 2. Making Sense of My Environment (stressful/relaxing places, sensory information) - A Sense of Place - Super Senses! 3. Making Sense of What I Hear (verbal processing, communication skills, idioms) - Mumble Jumble? - More Than Words Can Say …. - Conversations…Now You’re Talking - Talking in Riddles 4. Making Sense of What I See (facial expressions, body language) - Emotions: Spotting the Clues - Emotions: Putting the Clues Together - Lights, Camera, Action! Section B: Connecting With Others 1. Me (promoting a positive sense of self) - Marvellous Me - A Mind Of My Own -Being Me 2. Making Connections (interactions with others, friendship) - Interactions and Connections - Talking My Language - Making Friends: A Balancing Act …. 3. Managing Difference and Disagreement - Two Heads are Better than One? - Agree to disagree? - Are You Having a Laugh? - When Friends Get It Wrong - Thinking Positively
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Taylor & Francis How to Maximise Emotional Wellbeing and Improve Mental Health The Essential Guide to Establishing a WholeSchool Ethos
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Evaluating Transition to School Programs
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Evaluating Transition to School Programs
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Welcoming Young Children into the Museum
Book SynopsisWelcoming Young Children into the Museum provides all of the information practitioners need to consider when making the decision to engage with this audience and their carers. Meeting the reader where they are, this guide enables professionals to work toward outcomes that fit with their needs.Working methodically from the initial stages of bringing staff on board, through to implementation and evaluation, readers are carefully steered through each phase. Big-picture needs, like adherence to mission, are considered alongside logistical components, like cleaning schedules, to ensure that museums cater to young children in a way that is beneficial to both the visitors and the institution. Drawing on current neurological research and best practices in early childhood education and development, this guide presents case studies from a variety of different institutions around the world that demonstrate that creating interesting, developmentally appropriate opportunities forTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Young Children in Museums?; 1. Reflection and Research: Preparing the Ground; 2. Early Childhood Education: Laying the Foundation; 3. Physical Environment and Available Information: Leveling the Floor; 4. Program Planning: Framing the Walls; 5. Making Exhibits for Young Children: Designing the Interior; 6. Staff Training: Making a House a Home; 7. Reflection and Review: Why This is All Worth It; Appendix A: Story Time Resources; Appendix B: Anti-Bias Anti-Racist Learning Resources; Appendix C: Selected Resources
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Welcoming Young Children into the Museum
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching English Creatively
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Mathematics Creatively
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Mathematics Creatively
Book SynopsisThis revised and updated third edition offers a range of strategies, activities and ideas to bring mathematics to life in the primary classroom. Taking an innovative and playful approach to maths teaching, this book promotes creativity as a key element of practice and offers ideas to help your students develop knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the subject.In the creative classroom, mathematics becomes a tool to build confidence, develop problem solving skills and motivate children. The fresh approaches explored in this book include a range of activities such as storytelling, music and construction, elevating maths learning beyond subject knowledge itself to enable students to see mathematics in a new way.Key chapters of this book explore: Learning maths outdoors - make more noise, make more mess or work on a larger scale Everyday maths - making sense of the numbers, patterns, shapes and measures children see around them Music and Table of ContentsSeries editor preface Introduction: What counts as creative mathematics? I hate maths! Positive feelings, creative dispositions and mathematics Motivating children: Problem finding and problem solving Developing understanding: Seeing, talking and thinking mathematically Real maths! The mathematical potential in children’s lives Once upon a time: Using story to learn and teach maths Giant maths: The joy of solving enormous problems Across the curriculum: Putting mathematics at the heart Mathematical patterns: Playing music, maths and art Building mathematical understanding: Constructing and deconstructing Mathematics outdoors: the world beyond the classroom In conclusion: Playful teaching List of mathematical activities
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Noncognitive Skills and Their Influencing Factors for Children
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reflective Practice for Professional Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning and Teaching Early Math
Book SynopsisThe third edition of this significant and groundbreaking book summarizes current research into how young children learn mathematics and how best to develop foundational knowledge to realize more effective teaching. Using straightforward, practical language, early math experts Douglas Clements and Julie Sarama show how learning trajectories help teachers understand children's level of mathematical understanding and lead to better teaching. By focusing on the inherent delight and curiosity behind young children's mathematical reasoning, learning trajectories ultimately make teaching more joyous: helping teachers understand the varying levels of knowledge exhibited by individual students, it allows them to better meet the learning needs of all children. This thoroughly revised and contemporary third edition of Learning and Teaching Early Math remains the definitive, research-based resource to help teachers understand the learning trajectories of early mTable of Contents1. Young Children and Mathematics Learning 2. Quantity, Number, and Subitizing 3. Verbal and Object Counting 4. Comparing, Ordering, and Estimating 5. Arithmetic: Early Addition and Subtraction and Counting Strategies 6. Arithmetic: Composition of Number, Place Value, and Multidigit Addition and Subtraction, and Multiplication and Division, and Fractions 7. Spatial Thinking 8. Shape 9. Composition and Decomposition of Shapes 10. Geometric Measurement: Length 11. Geometric Measurement: Area, Volume, and Angle 12. Other Content Domains: Patterns, Structure, and Algebraic Thinking; Classification and Data 13. Mathematical Processes and Practices 14. Cognition, Affect, and Equity 15. Early Childhood Mathematics Education: Contexts and Curricula 16. Instructional Practices and Pedagogical Issues
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Childrens Spirituality in Early Childhood Education
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Taylor & Francis Physical Education for Young People with Disabilities
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning and Teaching Early Math The Learning Trajectories Approach Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series
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Taylor & Francis Japanese Schooling and Identity Investment Overseas
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Engaging Teachers Students and Families in K6 Writing Instruction
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Metacognitive Mindscapes
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Childrens Museums as a New Informal Learning Environment in China
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Taylor & Francis Global Perspectives on Microaggressions in Schools Understanding and Combating Covert Violence Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching and Learning for Comprehensive Citizenship
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Stand Up and Be Counted Middle Leadership in Education Contexts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding the Oral and Written Translanguaging Practices of Emergent Bilinguals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Essence of Teaching Social Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Math Instruction for Students with Learning Difficulties
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Blob Guide to Childrens Human Rights
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Math Instruction for Students with Learning Difficulties
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Perspectives on Digital Media and Early Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Culture Rules
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Culture Rules
Book SynopsisSchool culture is unarguably central to a school's success or failure. While there is no single correct school culture, there are lessons to be learned. Culture Rules examines the factors that create an environment where students want to learn, and adults want to teach.Culture Rules explores staff culture, student culture, team building, establishing and maintaining norms inside and outside the classroom, and lessons learned from top-performing schools. By sharing her personal journey in school leadership, Jo Facer: explores the different factors that can affect a school's culture; considers hot topics such as teacher workload, discipline, marking, CPD and shows how these can influence a school's culture and success; and includes real case studies to show how schools have developed a strong culture and the impact on performance. Full of practical, sustainable ideasTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I The Adults 1. How can we recruit the right teachers? 2. How can we make a school where teachers stay for the long term? 3. How can we develop teachers? 4. How can we reduce workload? Part II The Children 5. How can we help our children lead fulfilled lives? 6. How can we help children cope with negativity? 7. How can we teach our children to be polite? 8. How can we help our children value education? Part III Culture Change 9. Why can school cultures decline? 10. How can schools improve their culture? Part IV Case Studies
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Taylor & Francis A Practical Guide to Creative Writing in Schools Seven Creative Writing Projects for Ages 814
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Taylor & Francis A Curriculum Guide for Middle Leaders Intent Implementation and Impact in Practice
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