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.
Author(s): D. Whitebread
Edition: 1
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 384
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Contributors......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
The nature of classroom teaching expertise DONALD MCINTYRE......Page 16
Organising the learning environment......Page 30
Organising the physical environment of the classroom to support children's learning RUTH KERSHNER......Page 32
Managing face-to-face communication in the classroom JOHN ROBERTSON......Page 56
Communicating well with children ISOBEL URQUHART......Page 72
Enabling children to learn in groups PETER KUTNICK AND IAIN MANSON......Page 93
Helping children to persevere and be well motivated ROLAND CHAPLAIN......Page 111
Teaching the curriculum......Page 132
Organising activities to help children remember and understand DAVID WHITEBREAD......Page 134
Teaching children to think, reason, solve problems and be creative DAVID WHITEBREAD......Page 155
Teaching reading ISOBEL URQUHART......Page 180
Teaching numeracy: helping children become confident mathematicians DAVID WHITEBREAD......Page 200
Assessing children's learning COLIN CONNER......Page 227
Educating all the children......Page 248
Recognising and responding to children as individuals RUTH KERSHNER......Page 250
Providing equal opportunities for boys and girls JOAN M. WHITEHEAD......Page 271
Teaching children whose progress in learning is causing concern RUTH KERSHNER......Page 292
Educating children with behaviour difficulties ROLAND CHAPLAIN......Page 315
Teaching children with emotional difficulties ISOBEL URQUHART......Page 338
Index......Page 362
