Sc1 investigation for key stage 1 and key stage 2 : a bank of differentiated investigations for primary schools.

Este documento es un intento de dar orientación y apoyo a los profesores en la organización de la enseñanza de las ciencias de investigación, en el nivel primario. Se presentan distintas actividades, flexibles para los docentes, a fin de que los niños participen en las distintas etapas del proceso de investigación: planificación, obtención y visualización de resultados y, conclusión y evaluación. Así, desarrolla unos conceptos que permitan la progresión en los conocimientos y en las pruebas prácticas de los alumnos, a nivel individual y, para los diferentes niveles educativos. Se incluyen hojas en blanco para ser rellenadas por los alumnos con sus conclusiones de cada uno de los procesos investigados.

Music in the primary school.

Es una guía que ayuda a todos aquellas personas, especialistas ó no en música, que están relacionadas con la enseñanza de la actividad musical en la etapa de primaria. Está dividida en dos partes: la primera, da consejos prácticos e ideas para facilitar las técnicas de escuchar, componer e interpretar a los alumnos, conforme a los requisitos del currículo nacional inglés. La segunda parte, en cambio, presenta un marco teórico para la planificación curricular de la música.

500 activities for the primary classroom: inmediate ideas and solutions.

Compendio de actividades para profesores de niños entre cuatro y doce años. El recurso se divide en diez secciones que reflejan las áreas clave en la enseñanza del idioma: la escucha y el habla, la lectura y la escritura, vocabulario y gramática, cuentos y teatro, juegos, rimas, cantos y canciones, el arte y la artesanía, el aprendizaje basado en contenidos, las TIC y multimedia, y aprender a aprender. Cada actividad incluye el rango de edad para la que puede ser adecuada.

Enriching feedback in the primary classroom : oral and written feedback from teachers and children.

Este manual se centra en el aspecto más eficaz de la evaluación formativa: la retroalimentación, sin embargo, es el elemento más cargado de una herencia de las malas prácticas y puntos de vista equivocados. Explica cómo hacer uso de los comentarios orales y escritos para promover el aprendizaje del niño en el aula de primaria. La retroalimentación en clase puede aumentar la autoestima, motivar y promover activamente el aprendizaje, o puede desmoralizar y alienar. La forma en que los alumnos puedan participar, conocer lo que se espera de ellos, si tienen, o no, el reconocimiento de lo que hacen, y cómo se valoran sus esfuerzos, son elementos básicos de una evaluación eficaz para el aprendizaje, no del aprendizaje, en el aula.

Curriculum provision for the gifted and talented in the primary school : English, maths, science and ICT.

Este manual se centra en un examen más detallado de los planes de estudio, porque las escuelas que trabajan para mejorar su oferta para los superdotados tienen la necesidad de una orientación más detallada en determinadas áreas. Diseñado principalmente para el maestro de primaria, está estructurado en seis capítulos en donde se analiza lo que las escuelas deben estar tratando de lograr y por qué, destaca el hecho de que la capacidad lingüística se reconoce a menudo a una edad temprana del niño y los logros significativos que pueden ocurrir antes de que éste llegue a escuela, mira las matemáticas en la escuela primaria y considera lo que representa ser dotado en matemáticas y cómo la escuela podría reconocer matemáticos dotados, considera la ciencia y su papel en ayudar a los niños a desarrollarse como pensadores sofisticados, explora el papel de las TIC como herramienta de aprendizaje.

Games, ideas and activities for primary humanities.

El objetivo de este recurso es que las actividades y juegos de exploración y descubrimiento relacionados con las habilidades y conceptos fundamentales de las humanidades (historia, geografía, religión) ayuden a los profesores de primaria a estimular la curiosidad de los niños e involucrarlos en preguntar sobre las personas y acontecimientos del pasado, lo que les ayudará a entender el presente y prepararse para el futuro. Al explorar las culturas, creencias, derechos y responsabilidades, desarrollan un entendimiento más profundo de sí mismos y de los demás.

Games, ideas and activities for primary PE.

Este recurso cubre juegos al aire libre, de aventura y actividades de atletismo y proporciona directrices para la enseñanza de sus habilidades básicas y las prácticas para desarrollarlas. Es una guía para la enseñanza de educación física, no de instrucción y por lo tanto permite soluciones flexibles y adaptables a las necesidades del grupo. Ofrece ciento veinte actividades organizadas por deporte y grupo de edad que se pueden utilizar para comenzar las lecciones, o como base para una lección completa.

Alfabetização e educação de adultos : um percurso de 1910 a 1926 : das intenções políticas às medidas concretas

Este trabalho visa contribuir para uma melhor percepção da problemática do analfabetismo, em Portugal, no primeiro quartel do século XX, tendo em conta o ideário educativo republicano e as suas concretizações a nível do ensino primário. Neste sentido, foram traçadas as linhas estruturantes desta problemática: uma, centrada nas ideias educativas sobre o analfabetismo e os debates no quotidiano escolar e jornalístico; e a outra referente às concretizações e realizações educativas republicanas que operacionalizaram o combate ao analfabetismo. O conceito de analfabetismo foi o fio condutor de todo o trabalho, do qual se delinearam as seguintes áreas: (i) Dos finais da Monarquia Constitucional à República: breve perspectiva histórica e educativa; (ii) O analfabetismo e suas causas; (iii) O combate ao analfabetismo; (iv) Escolas móveis e cursos nocturnos na promoção da alfabetização e, (v) Programas escolares: as propostas governamentais. A cada área corresponde um capítulo. A fonte principal deste trabalho foi a Imprensa de Educação e Ensino, consultada na Biblioteca Nacional, pois a mesma oferece uma complexa vastidão de materiais pertinentes para o tema. Entre os vários periódicos compulsados, destacam-se A Federação Escolar, Educação Nacional e O Professor Primário. A pesquisa exploratória e selectiva também conduziu ao semanário Sul da Beira. Muitas obras e estudos da época foram ainda pesquisados, com destaque para as actas dos Congressos da Liga Nacional de Instrução. Igualmente se afigurou significativo perscrutar o Diário da Câmara dos Deputados, o Diário do Senado da República e ainda o Diário do Governo para serem trabalhados, respectivamente, os debates parlamentares e a legislação. Assim, foi objectivo do trabalho configurar um painel revelador do tema que mobilizou personalidades académicas, jornalísticas e políticas, no período compreendido entre 1910 e 1926.

Resources for non-english speaking parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and learning english as their primary language

This study examined culturally and linguistically diverse families with deaf and hard of hearing children. A literature review consisted of looking at the rate of immigration to the United States, English speaking parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing, bilingual education, and the obstacles bilingual parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing may face. The data obtained was used to compile a list of resources for parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing available in languages other than English in order to assist these families.

Children's sociospatial (re)production of disability within primary school playgrounds

There is a contemporary shift in the institutional context of 'disabled' children's education in the United Kingdom from segregated special to mainstream schools. This change is tied to wider deinstitutionalised or reinstitutionalised geographies of disabled people, fragile globalised educational 'inclusion' agendas, and broader concerns about social cohesiveness. Although coeducating children is expected to transform negative representations of (dis)ability in future society, there are few detailed explorations of how children's everyday sociospatial practices (re)produce or transform dominant representations of (dis)ability. With this in mind, children's contextual and shifting performances of (dis)ability in two case study school playground (recreational) spaces are explored. The findings demonstrate that children with mind-body differences are variously (dis)abled, in comparison with sociospatially shifting norms of ability, which have body, learning, and emotional-social facets. The discussion therefore places an emphasis on the need to incorporate 'intellectual' and 'emotional' differences more fully into geographical studies of disability and identity. The paper has wider resonance for transformative expectations placed on colocating children with a variety of 'axes of difference' (such as gender, 'race, ethnicity, and social class) in schools.

Primary teachers as readers

In the context of the continued pressure and politicisation of the teaching of reading in England, the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) sought to ascertain patterns in primary teachers' reading, both personally and professionally. The project, undertaken in 11 Local Authorities in England, explored 1200 primary teachers' personal reading habits and preferences, investigated their knowledge of children's literature, and documented their reported use of texts in the classroom through a questionnaire. In addition, it sought to establish the extent of the teachers' involvement with and use of local area/school library services. This paper reports on the findings with reference to the teachers' personal reading, the frequency of this reading and the sources they use to select their reading material. It also considers the teachers' favourite childhood texts and the books they identified as highly significant to them, as well as their perceptions of the importance of literature. Connections are made to the data gathered about their knowledge of children's literature, and how primary teachers decide which literature to work with in the classroom.

Special educational needs across two decades: survey evidence from English primary schools

The article considers the perceived prevalence of special educational needs in English primary schools and changes in this prevalence over two decades and relates these to issues in education policy, teacher practice and the concept of special educational needs. The studies considered are two major surveys of schools and teachers, the first conducted in 1981 and the second conducted in the same schools in 1998. Important features of both studies were their scale and the exceptionally high response rates achieved. Two central findings were the perception of teachers that special educational needs were widespread and of an increase in special educational needs over time: perceived levels of special educational needs were one in five children in 1981, which had risen to one in four children in 1998. Learning difficulties were by far the most common aspects of special educational needs but many children had multiple difficulties, and behavioural difficulties were seen by teachers as the main barriers to inclusion. The very high figures for prevalence raise questions about the continued usefulness of the concept of special educational need distinct from broader issues of achievement.

Moving on: the challenges for foreign language learning on transition from primary to secondary school

Europe's commitment to language learning has resulted in higher percentages of pupils studying foreign languages during primary education. In England, recent policy decisions to expand foreign language learning at primary level by 2010 create major implications for transition to secondary. This paper presents findings on transition issues from case studies of a DfES-funded project evaluating 19 local authority Pathfinders piloting the introduction of foreign language learning at primary level. Research on transition in other countries sets these findings in context. Finally, it investigates the challenges England faces for transition in the light of this expansion and discusses future implications.