Supporting Childrens Learning: A Guide for Teaching Assistants

Are you looking for a book that explains all the key ideas on how children learn and how best to support children in that learning?

Covering all major themes, this book offers:

• An introduction to main theories of learning and development from birth to primary including brain and emotional and social development
• An introduction to what motivates learners to learn, and how much learners understand about how learning takes place
• A glossary of terms
• Case studies, research summaries and tasks for reflection

Teaching assistants studying for Foundation Degrees or for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification will find this book meets their needs. Students in any course looking at how children learn such as Early Childhood & Teacher Training Courses will likewise find this book covers all key themes.