This best-selling guide is concise and practical, integrating effective reading strategies from each perspective. The book has already helped countless educators by taking the guesswork out of how to blend best practices with the latest research while keeping students at the forefront of reading instruction.

A new addition to the "See Inside" series about ships throughout history from Viking longboats to Spanish galleons, ironclads to aircraft carriers. Lifting the flaps reveals the insides of ships from across the ages, explaining in simple, clear language what they were used for, how the crew and passengers lived and how they sailed the oceans.

A songbook to support the teaching of phonics through songs, chants and games, ideal for use alongside Letters and Sounds phases 4, 5 and 6. Continues the work of the successful Singing Phonics and Singing Phonics 2.

Shows teachers how to develop storytelling skills as part of a fresh approach to creative teaching and learning. This book also includes a range of stories for teachers to use in different class situations. It covers topics such as: bullying; disabilities; computer games; friendship; and, greed.

Provides guidance on good practice teaching different subjects in primary education. Linked to the 2014 National Curriculum and full of practical advice for the classroom.

Giving invaluable advice on how to get the most out of studying for a PGCE, this is a must-have guide for all those on, or looking to embark on, this demanding course.

This book explains why and how diversity can be taught through the primary National Curriculum.

Offers a summary into all that was important in primary education during the 1990s. This title provides almost fifty key readings on the field which are grouped around six major topics: learners; teachers; classrooms; curriculum; assessment; and, school and education policy.

Now up-to-date with new chapters and masters-level content, this new edition offers an overview of modern teaching practice in an engaging and accessible manner.

Presenting a practical and balanced introduction to the "teaching" of speaking and listening, this best-selling text will help teachers keep up-to-date with recent government initiatives and how to put these changes into a classroom context through: A concise overview of the DfES/ QCA "Speaking, Listening and Learning" guidelines; A focus.

This student reference A-Z book supports trainee teachers to learn the 'language' of schools and teaching. It covers a wide range of terms used in schools and education in the UK.

An accessible text exploring the wider principles around ethics and values in education and supporting students in establishing their own professional identity.

Offers a range of research into how primary classrooms actually work looking at the development of specific curriculum areas and how they can be taught and assessed across the ability range.

An illustrated collection of poetry for children and young people from age nine upwards, structured around the verses beginning, 'There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven' - which have had universal appeal for more than two thousand years, and are presented in full as a Prologue to the anthology.

A homework helper book helps your child learn, remember and practise their times tables. It contains times tables from 1-12 in the order that children learn them in school.

Provides comprehensive advice for those training to become primary teachers. This book provides guidance on: choosing the right course; preparing and applying for the course; understanding the requirements of the training course; developing effective teaching skills; and, applying for jobs in order to achieve QTS.

With guidance on adapting to work in school, teaching on placement, securing the first teaching job, and succeeding in the NQT year, this book is a must-have for primary trainees on school experience, whether they are in a school-based or university-based teacher training programme.

Covers board books and novelty books through to classic and contemporary picture books and choices for 0-7s. As with the previous Ultimate Book Guides, it is packed with themed lists and cross-references to other titles, and there are special features on a variety of topics.

This book looks at the role and purpose of assessment in primary education and provides guidance and practical strategies, so students will gain a firm understanding of assessment and how to use it effectively in their teaching.