Primary Teaching Skills (Electronic book text)

Primary teachers have always been required to master a wealth of knowledge and professional skills and recent debate has led to pressure for even higher levels of competence. E. C. 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 working with a new class. There is also a chapter devoted to the particular problems of supply teachers.
Based on extensive research in classrooms over the past 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. It is a valuable text for undergraduates, academics and professionals in primary education, as well as school officials and policy workers.