The Challenge of Teaching

Part I. Background to the Book

1. Listen to the Voice of Pre-service Teachers
Gretchen Geng, Paul Black, Pamela Smith

2. Issues in the Teaching Practicum
Jenny Buckworth

3. The Importance of ‘SELF’
Gary Fry

4. Teachers as Reflective Practitioners
Pamela Smith, Gretchen Geng, Paul Black

Part II. Literacy and Language

5. The Tricky Word Wall
Georgia McNicol

6. Benefits of Integrated Learning Support for Early Childhood Children When Learning Sight Words
Ashley Lidbetter

7. Impact of Literacy Sessions on the Reading Abilities of Indigenous Students
Melanie Zanki

8. Choose to Read
Tim Caire

9. Languages Other Than English Being Taught in Primary Schools
Angela Foulis

10. The Language of Belonging
Amber Whittaker

Part III. Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

11. Integration of iPads into Early Childhood Classrooms
Ashlea Ogilvie-Mitchell

12. The Implementation of Computers in Middle School Classrooms
Tessa Elizabeth Castle

13. Online Gaming
Naomi Andreae

14. ICT–The Dawn of a New Age of Teaching or the Barrier to Successful Quality Teaching?
Jess Adami

Part IV. Play-Based Learning

15. Play-Based Learning Within the Early Years
Dayna Clark

16. Importance of Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood
Linnea Mead

17. The Importance of Make-Believe Play in the Pre-school Years
M’Lis June Scott

18. Play-Based Learning
Karen Dangerfield

19. Care, Inquiry and Values
Heather Pedrotti

Part V. Knowing Students’ Learning Needs

20. Visual Aids Supporting the Learning of Children in Our Classrooms
Nikki Cardillo

21. Inclusive Learning for Students with Disabilities
Cam Foulis

22. Looking at Learning Through Children’s Eyes
Sadie J. Sandery

23. Can Age Really Define a Child’s Readiness for Formal Education?
Elke Sharp

Part VI. Engaging Students

24. The Effects of Positive Teaching on Success in Children’s Learning
Miroslava Woolley

25. Planned Ignoring
Sally Scollay Booth

26. Strategies to Engage Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Mainstream Students in the Classroom
Carmen Ferreira Gomes Rosário

27. Getting Physical
Anthony Gugliotta

28. Soothing the Savage Beast of Distraction
Alison O’Loughlin

29. Promoting Engagement for Students Who Are Well Above Average in Reading and Writing
Constantina Spyropoulou

Part VII. Parental and Societal Issues

30. My Only Sense of Control
Krista Marie Tucker

31. What Do Parents Want?
Jillian Bedworth

32. How Beneficial Is Homework for Students in Primary School?
Natalie Dobell

33. Understanding the Quality of Effective Homework
Deborah Young

34. Tarred with the Same Brush
Jamie Robert Cordy

35. Classroom Teacher Gender Bias Within the Non-government Education Sector
Lance Albrecht

Part VIII. Windup

36. Conclusion and What’s Next?
Paul Black, Gretchen Geng, Pamela Smith

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