Supporting Literacy: A Guide for Primary Classroom Assistants

Classroom assistants are increasingly relied upon to support the most needy pupils, and they have had significantly less training than their colleagues with qualified teacher status. It is clear that these assistants need some very practical materials. This book provides photocopiable resources so that classroom assistants can get to work.

The book covers all they need to know about literacy, it explains in very simple terms what is expected from them.

American Civilization: An Introduction

This hugely successful text provides students of American studies with the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life. Thoroughly revised, this fifth edition covers all the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment, education, media and the arts.

Fashion Illustrator: Portfolio

This is an informative, visually led overview of fashion drawing, presentation and illustration. It teaches students how to draw the fashion figure as well as featuring the work of established illustrators - both past and present - encouraging readers not only to observe but also to develop their confidence and skills as an illustrator. Illustrated with case studies, examples, practical exercises and tips, the book covers all aspects of fashion illustration, including: step-by-step exploration of different media (collage, drawing, computer-imaging and embroidery)
 

Circle Time is extensively used in primary and increasingly in secondary schools to help young people improve their confidence, speaking and listening skills, and to raise self-esteem. Fully updated and packed with new features such as children's haikus, this new edition is full of brilliant activities for the very young.

For ease of use by the busy teacher, the book highlights an activity for 3 to 5 year olds on the left hand page and on the right hand page the same activity is developed for 5 to 7 year olds. The book covers core PSCHE themes including: - friends and friendship - growing up - feelings - keeping safe - citizenship.

Understanding Movies: The Art and History of Film (The Modern Scholar) (Audiobook)

Why does the cinema have the power to move the heart, stimulate the mind, and dazzle the imagination? How did the art of film develop from its origins to the present day? This course covers the history and aesthetics of the movies. It traces the experiments and innovations that gave rise to the modern cinema, developing a vocabulary that helps explain the variety of choices filmmakers make when they construct shots and edit them together. In each lecture, Professor Raphael Shargel introduces a period of film history, talks about its importance, covers aspects of cinematic technique, and illustrates his points by analyzing specific movies from the era under discussion.