ABSTRACT

Primary teachers have always been required to master a wealth of knowledge and professional skills and recent debate has led to pressure for ever higher levels of competence. Ted Wragg's book provides a comprehensive guide to the skills needed by today's primary teachers. Separate chapters cover such central demands of the job as explaining new topics, asking stimulating questions and settling down with a new class and one is devoted to the particular problems of supply teachers. Based on extensive research in classrooms over the last three years, Primary Teaching Skills will enlighten and entertain both student and novice teachers and their more experienced colleagues at all stages of their professional development.

chapter 1|16 pages

Skilful teaching

chapter 2|18 pages

The management of teaching

chapter 3|21 pages

First encounters with a class

chapter 4|17 pages

Systematic studies of class management

chapter 5|13 pages

Managing children’s behaviour and work

chapter 6|10 pages

Supply teachers

chapter 7|14 pages

Pupils’ views of management

chapter 8|26 pages

Explaining and explanations

chapter 9|16 pages

Teachers’ questions

chapter 10|11 pages

Teachers’ subject knowledge

chapter 11|22 pages

Student teachers’ professional skills

chapter 12|11 pages

Training skilful teachers