Page 19: Some recommended literature

 Page 19: Some recommended literature...

As a student teacher, who is now approximately half way through their training (how terrifying!), I am always on the look out to extend my knowledge and understanding through exploring a range of academic literature. To learn from a range of perspectives, I try to access a range of journal articles alongside books. I find delving into key literature does not only support my academic writing in terms of my assignments, but there are also numerous great books that explore case studies sharing great practical advice for placement.

On this blog, I think it is equally as important to share some 'short and snappy' posts just for some quick tips! In the aim to no longer further ramble for the today, I have decided on some key categories and shared my top 5's!

General Books:

1. Meeting the mental health needs of children 4-11 years by Johnathon Glazzard and Caroline Bligh

2. Assessment to learning and teaching in the primary school by M Briggs

3. Learning theories in childhood by C Gray and S MacBlain

4. Creativity in primary education by A Wilson

5. Learning theories in childhood by C Gray and S MacBlain

General Articles:

1. 'Dialogic teaching: rethinking language use during literature discussions' The reading teacher by A Reznitskaya

2. 'Comparing variation theory with Piaget's theory of cognitive development: more similarities than differences?' Educational action research by P Black and D William

3. 'Assessment in early primary education: An empirical study of five school contexts' Journal of research in childhood education by C DeLuca and S Hughes

4. 'The attitude of primary school teachers towards STEM education' TEM Journal by W Kah Wei and S Maat

5. 'The influence of the outdoor environment: den making in three different contexts' European early childhood research journal by N Canning

Placement reading:

1. Teaching English Creatively by T Cremin.

2. Learning to teach in the primary school by T Cremin and C Burnett.

3. Reflective primary teaching: meeting the teachers' standards throughout your professional career by P Cammack and T Ewens.

4. The practical guide to primary classroom management by R Barnes

5. Successful teaching placement: primary and early years by J Medwell and M Briggs

I really hope you have enjoyed reading todays extract (for once I haven't rambled on) and find some of these books/journals interesting and helpful. I am more than happy in future posts to break some of these down further and share my analysis and breakdown of these key ideas and how I transfer this into my assignment work/placement teaching. I find these specific resources are ones that I reach for time and time again and always referring to in my studies. Throughout the rest of my time on the course and my career, I am eager to find more books and journals to support my development. To finish today, I would like to emphasis the power of books and the lasting impact they can have ...

'Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labelled: "this could change your life."' - Helen Exley

- Miss Yeoman