CONTENTS
List of figures = ⅶ
List of tables = ⅸ
Acknowledgements = ⅹ
Contributors = xi
Preface = xiii
1 The nature of classroom teaching expertise / DONALD MCINTYRE = 1
PART Ⅰ Organising the learning environment = 15
2 Organising the physical environment of the classroom to support children's learning / RUTH KERSHNER = 17
3 Managing face-to-face communication in the classroom / JOHN ROBERTSON = 41
4 Communicating well with children / ISOBEL URQUHART = 57
5 Enabling children to learn in groups / PETER KUTNICK ; IAIN MANSON = 78
6 Helping children to persevere and be well motivated / ROLAND CHAPLAIN = 96
PART Ⅱ Teaching the curriculum = 117
7 Organising activities to help children remember and understand / DAVID WHITEBREAD = 119
8 Teaching children to think, reason, solve problems and be creative / DAVID WHITEBREAD = 140
9 Teaching reading / ISOBEL URQUHART = 165
10 Teaching numeracy : helping children become confident mathematicians / DAVID WHITEBREAD = 185
11 Assessing children's learning / COLIN CONNER = 212
PART Ⅲ Educating all the children = 233
12 Recognising and responding to children as individuals / RUTH KERSHNER = 235
13 Providing equal opportunities for boys and girls / JOAN M. WHITEHEAD = 256
14 Teaching children whose progress in learning is causing concern / RUTH KERSHNER = 277
15 Educating children with behaviour difficulties / ROLAND CHAPLAIN = 300
16 Teaching children with emotional difficulties / ISOBEL URQUHART = 323
Index = 347
