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Behaviour for Learning in the Primary School
First Edition
- Kate Adams - Bishop Grosseteste University College
Series:
Achieving QTS Series
Achieving QTS Series
Other Titles in:
Elementary Behavior
Elementary Behavior
January 2009 | 112 pages | Learning Matters
Children's behaviour is a key concern for trainees and teachers. This book explores the concept of behaviour for learning which is very much driven by the Every Child Matters agenda. It examines the roles of relationships and children's social knowledge in depth. In particular, it explores relationship with self, relationship with others and relationships with the curriculum. It also considers the importance of self-reflection and other additional factors affecting behaviour for learning such as children's learning difficulties. It highlights the complexities and wider social factors involved in attaining positive behaviour, in a way which recognises the whole child.
Behaviour: why you need to care
Top tips for teachers and why you need a wider understanding
Who am I? A child's sense of self
Interactions: Children's relationships with others
In the classroom: Children's relationships with the curriculum
Additional factors
Ways forward
You're not alone: your relationships with others
Self reflection: how are you doing?
Conclusion
This is an excellent resource and is very well laid out. Key aspects are covered. Summaries and reflective tasks are useful.
Education , Glyndwr University
October 2, 2012
Class management is still the number one problem for trainee teachers, to judge from their own comments. Behaviour is also clearly a number one priority for the DfE in developing new standards for QTS. This book makes a very useful contribution and is one of the most widely read texts on our reading lists for the primary PGCE.
Warwick Institute of Education, Warwick University
December 21, 2011
