By: Alistair Smith, Nicola Call, Janice Baiton (Editor), Oliver Caviglioli (Illustrator), Pamela Pierce (Illustrator)

Hardcover

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This book provides a wealth of practical ideas to raise achievement in primary schools. Accelerated Learning in Primary Schools takes the research completed by Alistair Smith together with the practical methods developed by Nicola Call and presents them in an easy-to-follow model. This book contains hundreds of practical examples of success. The ALPS Method' will show anyone who works in primary classrooms how to motivate, stimulate and inspire the children in their care. The ALPS Method' includes: How to design your day; Teaching the skills of attention; A model for motivating every child; 20 strategies for positive learning behaviour; Target setting that works; The best methods for feedback and marking; Music and movement in learning; How to improve performance in tests; Techniques to improve memory; Ideas for Literacy and Numeracy; Sample timetables.

Preface to the first edition How to use this book A note on memory mapping Acknowledgements Introduction - A model of learning Section One - What the most recent brain research tells us about learning Section Two - Creating a positive learning attitude and an achievement culture Section Three - The strategies to accelerate learning in the classroom Section Four - Resources and contacts for accelerated learning in the classroom Index

ISBN: 9781855390669
ISBN-10: 1855390663
Series: Accelerated Learning S.
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 304
Published: 1st November 1999
Dimensions (cm): 31.0 x 21.0  x 2.6
Weight (kg): 0.0010