An elementary book for teachers, helping them to learn why conceptual learning is a natural fit for young minds, strategies for introducing children to conceptual learning, instructional strategies to help students uncover and transfer concepts, and much, much more.

A practical guide to action research, with both theoretical underpinning and a focus on real issues for researchers. Part of our brand new series on Education Research published in association with BERA.

Exploring a range of teaching approaches to meet different learning styles, this book helps trainee teachers become confident, reflective teachers of reading.

This practical, up-to-date guide helps trainee teachers understand the theory behind phonics and how children's learning of reading can develop using synthetic phonics.

A practical overview of creative teaching and learning for both novice and seasoned primary teachers, updated in line with the new Primary National Curriculum.

An engaging and informative core text that enables students to think clearly and critically about the scientific process of research.

The essential guide to teaching and learning in higher education for anyone in teaching and learning support roles at university, including early career academics, postgraduate researchers and graduate teaching assistants.

All the subject knowledge students need to teach primary English.

Packed with examples, including a full sample puzzle game for you to use with your students, this book is a primer for classroom teachers on designing robust learning activities using problem-solving principles.

From a leading voice in the early years community comes an accessible, dip in, dip out guide to all the hot topics in the sector.