Teaching Children 3-11: A Student's Guide

Focusing on the major topics underpinning professional studies strands in primary and early years teacher education, Teaching Children Three-Eleven provides indispensable coverage of vital practical and conceptual issues that support good teaching practice. This Third Edition of the popular textbook has been carefully revised, following detailed lecturer feedback, to meet the evolving needs of students training to teach across the three to eleven age range. Featuring four new chapters on curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, diversity and inclusion, and communication in the classroom, and engaging with the growing need for Master's-level study in teacher education, the new edition offers a balanced contemporary overview of modern teaching practice in an engaging and accessible manner. This is essential reading for all students on primary and early years initial teacher education courses including undergraduate (BEd, BA with QTS), postgraduate (PGCE, SCITT), and employment-based routes into teaching. It will also be invaluable for those starting out on their professional careers. Anne Cockburn is Professor of Early Years Education at the University of East Anglia Graham Handscomb is Senior Manager in Strategic Development, for School Improvement and Early Years at Essex County Council

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: THE LEARNING TEACHER Setting out - Graham Handscomb and Anne Cockburn Working Together and Enquiring within - Graham Handscomb Approaches to Learning and Teaching - Sue Cox PART TWO: SKILLS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Talking in Class - Jenifer Smith and Michele Otway Observation - Stephen Chynoweth and Lorraine Laudrum Classroom Skills - Lorraine Laudrum and Stephen Chynoweth The Unique Child: Approaches to Diversity and Inclusion - Melanie Foster, Graham Handscomb and Elizabeth Cornish Positive Ethos: Motivation and Behaviour - Anne Cockburn and Paul Parslow-Williams Reflective Practice - Jenifer Smith Assessment - Ralph Manning Planning - Eleanor Cockerton E-Learning - Helena Gillespie and Abigail Williams PART THREE: MANAGING THE CURRICULUM The Dynamic Curriculum - Fiona Dorey and Graham Handscomb Making Sense of the Curriculum - Paul Parslow-Williams and Michael Pond Continuity and Progression from Three to Eleven - Alan Pagden PART FOUR: THE CHILD AND THE COMMUNITY The School in the Community and the Community in the School - Jo Lang and Eleanor Cockerton PART FIVE: DEVELOPING THE TEACHER YOU WANT TO BE How Am I Doing? - Ann Oliver Your First Teaching Post - Anne Cockburn and Graham Handscomb

About the Author :
Anne D. Cockburn is a Professor Emeritus in Early Years Education at the University of East Anglia (UEA). She was educated in Edinburgh before reading Psychology at the University of St Andrews. Subsequently, she trained to be a primary teacher and taught in Scotland. In 1979, she became a Research Fellow at the University of Lancaster, working with Neville Bennett and Charles Desforges. Her PhD was completed in 1986 at the UEA. Following a period of working as a researcher, she took up her first lectureship at UEA in 1989. She became an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1994. Initially Anne′s teaching focused on pre-service teacher education (BA and PGCE), gradually extending to in-service courses (BPhil and MA) and research (PhD and EdD). Throughout, she continued with her own research, with many of the catalysts for her investigations stemming from the needs and interests of professional practitioners and those with whom they work. More recently, she also started working with MA counselling students. Anne has examined doctoral theses, undergraduate and postgraduate courses at universities across the United Kingdom, Australia and Norway. She was a member of the Economic and Social Research Council Board of Examiners for studentships (2002–2005).

Review :
′Teaching Children 3 - 11: A Student′s Guide is a great overview guide to the most important elements that you need to know about for teaching in the Primary and Early Years phase. It′s an easy to read starter text with well thought through references to other work so that the reader is guided through the plethora of literature′ - Sara Bubb ′This book has something for all students, combining theory with useful, practical advice. Issues I know students often find challenging, such as behaviour management, making the most of the tutor′s visit and working with other adults are all included... a worthwhile investment for students on any ITT course′ - Child Education