Teaching in the Primary School: A Learning Relationship, Kitson 9781138411173..

Taylor & Francis

It is now widely recognized that learners are more successful when they are active participants in the learning relationship. This book offers general introduction to primary education and child development. > It is now widely recognized that learners are more successful when they are active participants in the learning relationship. This book offers a general introduction to primary education and child development, using the learning relationship between teachers and children as its focus. Divided into two parts, the first looks at the child's contribution to the learning relationship, and the second examines that of the teacher. > Introduction: teaching \u2013 a learning relationship 1 Just for fun? The child as active learner and meaning maker 2 Children\u2019s development 3\u20137: the learning relationship in the early years 3 Cognitive development 7\u201311: the learning relationship in the junior years 4 Children with special educational needs: supporting the learning ret