{"product_id":"primary-teaching-assistants-9780415504331","title":"Primary Teaching Assistants","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaching Assistants are uniquely placed to support childrenâs involvement with learning. The role of those who work alongside teachers in the classroom has changed dramatically in recent years and teaching assistants are increasingly involved in planning, teaching and assessing all aspects of the curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on learning in gardens, childrenâs play in virtual environments, specialist approaches for children with communication difficulties, the nature of learning at home, the place of poetry, child abuse, learning in a breakfast club, childrenâs spelling, and the importance of playtime. Exploring the issues that are central to fostering childrenâs learning, the book examines:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003estrategies for supporting learning and assessment in English, maths and science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003einclusive and imaginative practices in all areas of learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehome and community contexts for\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1: Children and the curriculum\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction to Section 1 1.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePlay, playtime and playgrounds 2. Learning from errors and misconceptions 3. Why use ICT 4. Poetry: and everyday activity 5. What can teacers learn from the language that children use? 6. Watching and learning: the tools of assessment 7. The sensory garden 8. Constructivism and primary science 9. The case for primary science 10. Learning science \u003cstrong\u003eSection 2: Contexts for learning \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction to Section 2 11. Tadpoles in the willow garden 12. ICT and bilingual children 13. What is a ‘good’ book? 14. The effect of light and noise on pupils with Aspergers syndrome 15. School buildings: ‘A safe haven, not a prison’ 16. Joining Gabriel’s play 17. Grandparents and children’s learning 18. Learning at home is not like learning in school \u003cstrong\u003eSection 3: Working together \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction to Section 3 19. Children’s play in online virtual worlds 20. Supporting and enhancing primary mathematics 21. Reflections on bilingual practice 22. Enabling children’s creativity 23. Successful home-school projects in the UK 24. It’s hard being expected to work all the time 25. Developing pupils’ self-assessment skills \u003cstrong\u003eSection 4: Perspectives and voices \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction to Section 4 26. ‘Whoops, I forgot David’ 27. Child voice and cue cards 28. From one professional to another 29. Bangladeshi women and their children’s reading 30. Breaking the taboo 31. Common sense has much to learn from moonshine 32. Children and spelling 33. Learning in a breakfast club 34. Enriched Curriculum to the Foundation Stage Curriculum \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577324310871,"sku":"9780415504331","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415504331.jpg?v=1746094898","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/primary-teaching-assistants-9780415504331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}