Teaching Assistant's Handbook: Primary Edition - Softcover

Kay, Janet

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9780826479891: Teaching Assistant's Handbook: Primary Edition

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826479898 ISBN 13: 9780826479891

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2005

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Janet Kay's best-selling Teaching Assistant's Handbook has been revised and updated especially for Teaching Assistants working in the primary school. Along with the case studies, self-assessment exercises and suggestions for further reading that made the original edition so popular, this new, primary edition contains: Chapter summaries; New chapters on 'The Role of the Teaching Assistant' and 'Protecting Children'; Focus on Key Stages 1 and 2; Coverage of English, maths and science; Information on assessment and recording; Practical advice on supporting children's behaviour; Revised material on professional development; New appendix outlining the 24 tasks; Covering all aspects of work - from understanding children's learning and the curriculum, through to assessment and management - this book provides accessible support and guidance for in-service and trainee teaching assistants.

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About the Author:

Janet Kay is a Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Review:

" The Teaching Assistant's Handbook is welll structured and clearly laid out. It covers the essential elements of the new roles that teaching assistants occupy, including supporting the c ore curriculum elements of a primary school, assessment and recording, child protection and special needs of children in areas of learning and behaviour." "This book is easy to read and can form a core text for a number of development courses for teaching assistants , but it can also be a reference point and is likely to be a well thumbed book in a school staff-room." " This book is likely to be a valued read for new staff and a sound reference point for more experienced practitioners. I would like to see this added to every bookshelf alongside other volumes for teaching assistants." (Dr Christopher Arnold-nasen, My 2006)

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" The Teaching Assistant's Handbook is welll structured and clearly laid out. It covers the essential elements of the new roles that teaching assistants occupy, including supporting the c ore curriculum elements of a primary school, assessment and recording, child protection and special needs of children in areas of learning and behaviour." "This book is easy to read and can form a core text for a number of development courses for teaching assistants , but it can also be a reference point and is likely to be a well thumbed book in a school staff-room." " This book is likely to be a valued read for new staff and a sound reference point for more experienced practitioners. I would like to see this added to every bookshelf alongside other volumes for teaching assistants." (Sanford Lakoff)

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 'Avalued read for new staff and a sound reference point for more experienced practitioners.I would like to see this added to every bookshelf alongside other volumes forteaching assistants’ (Sanford Lakoff)

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