Author Description

This Book Reviews Recent Work In Psychology Which Sheds New Light On Important Areas Of Concern To Primary School Teachers, Providing Clear Guidelines For Good Practice. The Psychology Of Teaching And Learning In The Primary School Details The Current Controversies Regarding The Effective Teaching Of Reading And Numeracy, How To Deal With Emotional And Behavioural Difficulties, The Best Methods Of Assessing Learning, As Well As Teaching Children To Think And Develop Their Creativity. It Is A Useful Text For Tutors And Students On Initial Teacher Training Courses, And To Teachers Involved In Professional Development. Each Chapter Contains An Editor's Summary, A List Of Further Reading, A Full List Of References And Activities To Develop And Deepen The Readers' Understanding In Each Area. At The Same Time, The Book Is Written In An Accessible Style Ideal For The Non-psychologist And Is Well Illustrated With Practical Classroom Examples. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 The Nature Of Classroom Teaching Expertise -- Part I Organising The Learning Environment -- 2 Organising The Physical Environment Of The Classroom To Support Children's Learning -- 3 Managing Face-to-face Communication In The Classroom -- 4 Communicating Well With Children -- 5 Enabling Children To Learn In Groups -- 6 Helping Children To Persevere And Be Well Motivated -- Part Ii Teaching The Curriculum -- 7 Organising Activities To Help Children Remember And Understand -- 8 Teaching Children To Think, Reason, Solve Problems And Be Creative -- 9 Teaching Reading -- 10 Teaching Numeracy: Helping Children Become Confident Mathematicians -- 11 Assessing Children's Learning -- Part Iii Educating All The Children -- 12 Recognising And Responding To Children As Individuals -- 13 Providing Equal Opportunities For Boys And Girls -- 14 Teaching Children Whose Progress In Learning Is Causing Concern -- 15 Educating Children With Behaviour Difficulties -- 16 Teaching Children With Emotional Difficulties -- Index.