Product Description: The Allyn & Bacon Teaching Assistant's Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Instructors of Writing and Literature is designed to help new and experienced graduate teaching assistants become more effective teachers, scholars, and members of the profession...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Covers the core questions that both new and existing teaching assistants may have about their jobs. Arranged in question and answer format, this book focuses specifically on the core 'need to know' items for TAs and includes: the themes of becoming a teaching assistant, what the job entails, getting started, and managing workload.

Are you looking for a book that explains all the key ideas on how children learn, and how to best support children in that learning? This book covers all the major themes. Teaching assistants studying for foundation degrees, or for the higher level teaching assistant qualification, will find this book meets their needs.

Product Description: Written to meet the needs of teaching assistants and learning support assistants, this book provides a practical toolkit for supporting students on the autistic spectrum in mainstream primary schools. The book offers a clear, jargon free explanation of autism spectrum conditions and examines the difficulties arising from these conditions and how they can impact on students’ learning...read more

Product Description: Written to meet the needs of teaching assistants and learning support assistants, this book provides a practical toolkit for supporting students on the autistic spectrum in mainstream secondary schools. The book offers a clear, jargon free explanation of autism spectrum conditions and examines the difficulties arising from these conditions and how they can impact on students’ learning...read more

Product Description: This textbook, designed to meet the needs of students on the teaching assistant foundation degree, provides an accessible overview of the teaching assistant's role, incorporating practical tasks that will challenge students to reflect on and improve their day-to-day practice...read more

This book will help teaching assistants get to grips with the main issues to do with psychology and its role in the processes of teaching and learning. Susan Bentham provides informative yet down-to-earth commentary on the basic principles underlying children's development and addresses issues such as: how to support learning What are the basic learning styles? teaching children with special educational needs how to help children with their self-esteem and independence. Chapters are complemented throughout with lively case studies and guidance on using reflection in the classroom to help readers critically review their own professional practice. This book covers the relevant knowledge base requirements at both NVQ/SVQ Level 2 and 3 which relates to psychology and education as outlined in the National Occupational Standards. It will also be an invaluable aid for all teaching assistants in schools.

Product Description: This book will help teaching assistants get to grips with the main issues to do with psychology and its role in the processes of teaching and learning. Susan Bentham provides informative yet down-to-earth commentary on the basic principles underlying children's development and addresses issues such as: how to support learning What are the basic learning styles? teaching children with special educational needs how to help children with their self-esteem and independence...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is the definitive guide to teaching assistant-pupil interaction and an invaluable professional development tool for classroom support staff and the teachers who work with them...read more

Product Description: If you're studying for a Foundation Degree or seeking Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, this is the book you need on your shelf. Written by a team teaching on one of the UK's largest Foundation Degree programs, this book contains guidance for students and Teaching Assistants (TAs) on working with colleagues, supporting pupils and supporting learning...read more