Education & Teaching

Jessie Wise / First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind (Large Paperback)

Parents can help their child's success in language learning with this simple-to-use, scripted guide. First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind uses picture study and other classical techniques to develop the child's language study in those...

Tony Booth / Policies for Diversity in Education (Large Paperback)

Examines the regional and national policies and the power and interest groups concerned with educational difficulties and disability, and analyses one threatened element of the power structure - the local education authorities.   This book is second...

Ronald D. Davis / The Gift of Learning (Large Paperback)

Proven New Methods for Correcting ADD, Math & Handwriting Problems Eldon M. Braun Using the proven methods he developed to overcome dyslexia, Ron Davis adapts those techniques to help sufferers triumph over a variety of common learning...

Beve Hornsby / Overcoming Dyslexia (Large Paperback)

Dyslexia is a common diagnosable condition that is estimated to affect at least one child in ten. In its most usual form it is manifested as a difficulty in learning to read and write, but it is widely misunderstood and often mistaken for low...

Susan Griffith / Teaching English Abroad (Large Paperback)

Teaching English Abroad is the definitive and acclaimed guide to short and long-term opportunities around the world for both trained and untrained teachers in the booming field of teaching English as a foreign language. Opportunities exist from...

Vincent C. Alfonso / Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification (Large Paperback)

Dawn P. Flanagan Practical, up-to-date guidance on identifying Specific Learning Disability Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides accessible, authoritative guidance on specific learning disability (SLD), with the most...

Maria Montessori / The Absorbent Mind (Large Paperback)

The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at the time...

Maria Montessori / The Secret of Childhood

Maria Montessori describes the child with warmth and the exactness of a scientist. She also discusses the array of materials and techniques needed to release his learning potential.       This book is second hand, and while you may...

Allan B.I. Bernardo / Literacy and the Mind (Large Paperback)

The Contexts and Cognitive Consequences of Literary Practice   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers...

David N. Perkins / Smart Schools - Better Thinking and Learning for Every Child (Large Paperback)

Although there has been a great deal of impassioned debate over the sad state of American education today, surprisingly little attention has been paid to how children actually learn to think. But, as David Perkins demonstrates, we cannot solve our...

Carrie Paechter / Learning, Space and Identity (Large Paperback)

 Richard Edwards (Editor), Roger Harrison (Editor), Peter Twining (Editor) Enormous changes are taking place regarding how people learn. The introduction of new technologies and in particular the resulting possibilities for...

Angela Thody / Teacher's Survival Guide 2nd Edition (Large Paperback)

Teacher's Survival Guide 2nd Edition Angela Thody, Barbara Gray, Derek Bowden     Provides ideas and tactics to tackle difficult situations in the classroom; deal with stress and manage time more efficiently; build and...

Robert S. Siegler / Children's Thinking (Large Paperback)

This book brings together major research findings and theories on the development of children's thinking from infancy to adolescence, and also considers the subsequent practical implications. It examines the processes through which development occurs, as...

Lisa M. Landreman / The Art of Effective Facilitation (Large Paperback)

Reflections From Social Justice Educators How can I apply learning and social justice theory to become a better facilitator?Should I prepare differently for workshops around specific identities?How do I effectively respond when things aren’t...

Colin Beard / Experiential Learning (Large Paperback)

A Best Practice Handbook for Educators and Trainers John P. Wilson   Games can be more than child's play; they can teach adults, too. As US employees spend more and more time in workplace training, corporations are seeking creative ways to...

Derek Rowntree / Preparing Materials for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (Large Paperback)

An Action Guide for Teachers and Trainers This practical handbook guides teachers in open and distance learning through the key phases of planning and developing materials for coursework. Each phase involves a specific sequence of development tasks,...

Tony Patterson - A Century of Change : 100 Years of Vocational Education in County Kilkenny - PB - 2007

Paperback, published by County Kilkenny VEC, 2007.  A wide ranging history of vocational ( VEC) education in County Kilkenny, from its origins in the 1930's. 

Vivian Gussin Paley / You Can't Say You Can't Play (Large Paperback)

Who of us cannot remember the pain and humiliation of being rejected by our classmates? However thick-skinned or immune to such assaults we may become as adults, the memory of those early exclusions is as palpable to each of us today as it is common...

Martin Johnson / Failing School, Failing City (Large Paperback)

The author is a teacher in inner London with thirty years' experience of teaching in the inner city and working with disruptive pupils. Here he speaks from the teachers point of view about underclass culture and the unremitting conflict it sets up, a...

Derek Swetnam / Writing Your Dissertation (Large Paperback)

How to Plan, Prepare and Present Your Work Successfully   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

Peter Barry / English in Practice - In Pursuit of English Studies (Large Paperback)

In Pursuit of English Studies This book examines the practice of studying English, and the theory underlying that practice. Peter Barry examines how almost everything but the name of the discipline has changed during its short lifetime. He explores the...

Judy Breckenridge / No-Sweat Science: Physics Experiments (Large Paperback)

Dave Garbot (Illustrator), Jack Gallagher (Illustrator) Can you blow a square bubble from a square hole? Do you know how the narrow beam of light from a film projector fills up a big movie screen? Finding out the answers to these questions...

Richard Andrews / The Impact of ICT on Literacy Education (Large Paperback)

  This authoritative landmark text examines the highly topical and important issue of ICT in literacy learning. Its distinctive focus on providing a systematic review of research in the field gives the reader an essential, comprehensive overview. As...

Dave Hopwood / Playing Up (Large Paperback)

Contains over 30 sketches written for use with children in family services, school assemblies, or even as street theatre. This book includes mimes, raps, traditional sketches, juggling and puppetry; Christmas and Easter sketches; bible stories; and...

Eve Bearne / Use of Language Across the Primary Curriculum (Large Paperback)

This book offers practical advice and guidance on how children can be helped to use language to transform knowledge and experience into understanding across the curriculum, and thus become active learners. In addition to the core subjects, opportunities...

Jonathan Jansen / As By Fire - The End of the South African University ? (Large Paperback)

When does a university cease to exist? South African universities, very soon, unless drastic action is taken.   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same...

Yvonne Garson / Science in the Primary School

Using practical examples and case studies the author examines some of the experimental and investigative teaching methods which are intended to support the 'specialist approach' in the teaching of primary science.       This...

Benedict Carey / How We Learn (Large Paperback)

The Surprising Truth About When, Where and Why it Happens In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory...

Barbara Coloroso / The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander (Large Paperback)

It's the deadliest combination going; bullies who terrorize, bullied kids who are afraid to tell, bystanders who watch, and adults who see the incidents as a normal part of childhood. All it takes to understand that this is a recipe for tragedy is a...

Joseph Tobin / Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited (Large Paperback)

China, Japan, and the United States Yeh Hsueh, Mayumi Karasawa Published twenty years ago, the original Preschool in Three Cultures was a landmark in the study of a profoundly enlightening exploration of the different ways preschoolers are taught in...

Gerry Jeffers / Transition Year in Action (Large Paperback)

Presents accounts of how a range of schools engage with the challenges of the Transition Year progam in Ireland an optional one-year program focusing on many non-academic subjects such as life skills.   This book is second hand, and while you may...

Elizabeth G. Hainstock / The Essential Montessori (Large Paperback)

An Introduction to the Woman, the Writings, the Method, and the Movement Since the remarkable success of Maria Montessori's first school ninety years ago, her theories have had a revolutionary influence on educational practices around the world—not...

Denis Newman / The Construction Zone - Working for Cognitive Change in School (Large Paperback)

  This study addresses the process of developmental change as it occurs in the course of classroom lessons. The book aims to answer such questions as what forms of teacher-student interaction are most effective for producing developmental...

Brent Carnell / Developing the Higher Education Curriculum (Large Paperback)

Research-Based Education in Practice   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may...

Maura D. Shaw / Mastering Online Research (Large Paperback)

A Comprehensive Guide to Effective and Efficient Search Strategies FIND THE INFO YOU'RE AFTER The internet is a valuable research tool for anyone, but finding relevant, accurate information isn't always as easy as the click of a mouse. If you've...

Sonja Falck / Extreme Intelligence - Development, Predicaments, Implications (Large Paperback)

  Extreme intelligence is strongly correlated with the highest of human achievement, but also, paradoxically, with higher relationship conflict, career difficulty, mental illness, and high-IQ crime. Increased intelligence does not necessarily...

Mary Deboys / Lines of Development in Primary Maths (Large Paperback)

Mary Deboys, Eunice Pitt One of the most useful teaching resources available for teachers of primary mathematics. It covers the whole mathematical curriculum for primary-age children – the book is divided into sections by age (5–7...

Donald Nathan Levine / Powers of the Mind (Large Paperback)

The Reinvention of Liberal Learning in America   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second...

Henry Sticker / How to Calculate Quickly (Large Paperback)

Full Course in Speed Arithmetic Spending five to ten minutes per day on this book will double or triple your calculation speed within ten weeks!How to Calculate Quickly  is a tried and true method for helping you with the mathematics of daily life...

Dorothy E. Gilroy / Dyslexia at College (Large Paperback)

Dorothy E. Gilroy, T.R. Miles Published in the year 2002, Dyslexia at College is a valuable contribution to the field of Education.   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the...

Joan Boykoff Baron / Teaching Thinking Skills (Large Paperback)

Theory and Practice This text describes the theory and practice behind the teaching of thinking skills to students.     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the...

Deirdre Martin / Speech and Language Difficulties in the Classroom (Large Paperback)

Now fully updated and revised in the light of recent developments in practice, this book discusses children's language development and language difficulties in the context of the classroom. The book will help the practitioner to understand the range of...

Scott Boldt / Hear My Voice (Large Paperback)

Hear My Voice: A Longitudinal Study of the Post-School Experiences of Early School Leavers. Dublin: Marino Institute of Education, 1997.   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the...

Bernadette Dwyer & Gerry Sheil / Literacy at the Crossroads : Moving Forward, Looking Back (Large Paperback)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

Brendan Culligan / The Changing Landscapes of Literacy - Building Best Practice (Large Paperback)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

Brendan Byrne / Coping with Bullying in Schools (Large Paperback)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

Helen O'Sullivan / Leading and Managing Schools (Coffee Table Book)

School leadership and management are fundamental components of school improvement. This is the first study of its kind to relate the principles of effective leadership to the broad spectrum of school life in Ireland. A key resource for school leaders in...

Ann Gravells / Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (Coffee Table Book)

This is the third revised and updated edition of Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, aimed at people new to teaching who need a good basic introduction to all the key aspects at an appropriate level. It is easy to read, with plenty of...

John MacBeath / Schools Must Speak for Themselves (Coffee Table Book)

This best-selling book illustrates how schools can tell their own story. It draws on ground-breaking work with the National Union of Teachers to demonstrate a practical approach to identifying what makes a good school and the part that pupils, parents...

Cath Smith / Sign Language Companion: A Handbook of British Signs (Coffee Table Book)

An easy-to-follow guide to sign language, providing over 400 illustrations to demonstrate common signs and grouping signs. Sign Language Companion is formatted in groups of linked ideas to allow the development of real conversations immediately.British...

Alison Wolf / Does Education Matter?

Highly topical and controversial examination of the education system."Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link...

Sue Cowley / Teaching Skills for Dummies (Coffee Table Book)

Being a "good teacher" is a difficult goal to achieve, being largely dependent on a huge variety of skills outside of the main curriculum. Teaching Skills For Dummies focuses on these 'soft' skills of teaching, from maintaining discipline to...