Differentiation and diversity in the primary school / / edited by Eve Bearne

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816792603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996
• ISBN: 1-134-78830-4; 1-134-78831-2; 1-280-42906-2; 9786610429066; 0-203-13783-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BearneEve <1943->
• Disciplina: 371.9/046/0941
• Soggetti: Mainstreaming in education - Great Britain; Education, Elementary - Curricula - Great Britain - Planning; Classroom management - Great Britain; Teaching - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Part I Definitions and scope of differentiation; Introduction to Part I; 1 Thinking and talking about differentiation: 'It's like a bar of soap ...'; 2 Grounds for differentiation: Some values and principles in primary education considered; Part II Differentiation and literacy; Introduction to Part II; 3 Visual literacy: Access for all; 4 'Cushioned by confidence': Using picture books as a resource for differentiated learning; 5 'You think I'm thick, don't you?' Children's reading histories; 6 Hearing impaired children in the mainstream classroom: The effects on literacy and learningPart III Mixed ability: the range of learners; Introduction to Part III; 7 Differentiation in physical education; 8 Differentiation in primary mathematics: Some dilemmas; 9 Science and special educational needs; 10 An ear to the ground: Learning through talking; 11 'Snjezana i Sedam Patuljaka': Developing language through writing bilingual texts; Part IV Issues of assessment; Introduction to Part IV; 12 Assessment and diversity; 13 Teaching the art of detection: Differentiated approaches to learning and assessment, or how to give all the clues without spelling out the answers14 Back to basics: Planning for and assessing the progress of children with a range of learning difficulties; Conclusion: Constructing a policy for differentiation; Appendix: A framework for discussion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Differentiation is a key part of effective teaching; structuring learning experiences to suit the needs of the individual child plays a major part in the quality of the education that child receives. However, even experienced teachers can often struggle to achieve this ideal when considering the needs of a class, which is likely to include pupils across the whole ability range, from students with learning difficulties through to gifted children. Written by practising teachers this collection: * examines the definitions and scope of differentiation * looks at the structuring and