Supporting Children's Learning
A Guide for Teaching Assistants
- Lyn Overall - Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Foundation Degrees | Learning Support/Teaching Assistants | Primary Teacher Training
Covering all the major themes, this book offers:
o An introduction to the main theories of learning and development, from birth to primary;
o A chapter on brain development;
o An introduction to what motivates learners to learn, and how much learners understand about how learning takes place;
o A glossary of key terms;
o Case studies, research summaries, tasks for reflection, chapter summaries and advice on further reading.
This book will be essential reading for Teaching Assistants studying for Foundation Degrees, or for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification. Students on any course looking at how children learn (such as Early Childhood and teacher training courses) will likewise find this book covers all the key themes.
Lyn Overall is Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.
This book is also worth reading,it tells you dirfferent ways of learning and how to reflect on what yo have done yourself.
An excellent book for both level 2 and 3 students. This book gives clear facts and information to supplement underpinning knowledge. It has a very good reading list for level 3's to help them with their independent research. An easy book to read without feeling that you are studying! Very few books seem to be specifically targetted towards the Teaching assistants and this gives very clear examples of practice that they can relate to.
