A series of three photocopiable activity books for teaching Spanish to beginners suitable for both primary & secondary schools extra-curricular clubs & to use at home. The series provides lively appealing teaching resources that encourage the acquisition & immediate use of Spanish in a communicative & natural way. The books follow the proven successful formula of Developing French. They support the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages & the QCA scheme of work for Spanish & the content is compatible with the 5-14 Guidelines for Scotland & the curricula for the Republic & Northern Irel&. ...

A series of three photocopiable activity books for teaching Spanish to beginners suitable for both primary & secondary schools extra-curricular clubs & to use at home. The series provides lively appealing teaching resources that encourage the acquisition & immediate use of Spanish in a communicative & natural way. The books follow the proven successful formula of Developing French. They support the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages & the QCA scheme of work for Spanish & the content is compatible with the 5-14 Guidelines for Scotland & the curricula for the Republic & Northern Irel&. ...

In this revised best seller John Maxwell examines the difference between leadership styles & outlines principles for inspiring motivating & influencing others. These principles can be used in any organisation to foster integrity & self- discipline & bring about a positive change. Developing a Leader within You" also allows readers to examine how to be effective in the highest calling of leadership by understanding the five characteristics that set "leader managers" apart from "run of the mill managers."" ...

Developing Thinking & Understanding in Young Children presents a comprehensive & accessible overview of contemporary theory & research about young childrens developing thinking & understanding. Throughout this second edition the ideas & theories presented are enlivened by transcripts of childrens activities & conversations taken from practice & contemporary research helping readers to make links between theory research & practice. Each chapter also

Includes:: ideas for further reading & suggested activities. Aimed at all those interested in how young children develop through their thoughts & actions Sue Robson explores: theories of cognitive development the social emotional & cultural contexts of childrens thinking childrens conceptual development visual thinking approaches to supporting the development of young childrens thinking & understanding latest developments in brain science & young children the central roles of play & language in young childrens developing thinking. Including a new chapter on young childrens musical thinking expanded sections on self regulation metacognition & creative thinking & the use of video to observe & describe young childrens thinking this book will be an essential read for all students undertaking Early Childhood Primary PGCE & EYPS courses. Those studying for a Foundation degree in Early Years & Childcare will also find this book to be of interest.

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' Geometry is often given less time in the teaching timetable than other aspects of mathematics. This book encourages practitioners to think about & raise its profile indeed achieving what its title suggest'
- Primary Practice ' This creative innovative & fascinating book/CD package is one you MUST BUY". All prospective new & experienced teachers of mathematics can use it to transform their teaching. All readers can use it to reignite their fascination with mathematics'
- Professor Sylvia Johnson Sheffield Hallam University ' This book exudes activity & interactivity. Moreover it provides challenge in the context of a significant pedagogy one that is not just present but actually made explicit. It is undoubtedly a book to learn geometry with but also one to learn to think more deeply about geometry about its nature & essence & also about its teaching & learning'
- David Pimm Developing Thinking in Geometry enables teachers & their support staff to experience & teach geometric thinking. As well as discussing key teaching principles the book & accompanying interactive CD include many activities that encourage readers to extend their own learning & consequently their teaching practices. The book is constructed around the following key themes:
- invariance;
- language & points of view;
- reasoning using invariance;
- visualising & representing. These themes draw on teaching principles developed by the team at the Open University's Centre for Mathematics Education which has a 20-year track record of innovative approaches to teaching & learning geometry. This is a 'must have' text for all primary mathematics specialists secondary & Further Education mathematics teachers & their support staff. Anyone who wishes to create an understanding & enthusiasm for geometry based upon firm research & effective practice will enjoy this book. This is the course reader for the Open University Course ME627 Developing Geometric Thinking"






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A practical resource this book combines tips checklists exercises & stories to outline concrete processes that improve the way leaders managers & anyone within an organization responds to conflict. Beginning with a series of questions & self-diagnostics the authors show you how to: maintain emotional balance in the face of conflict; implement constructive communications techniques; help others deal with conflicts that are causing organization problems; establish norms for handling conflict; use specific approaches for addressing conflict more effectively. A must-have guidebook for the new age of global business. This book shows every leader how to turn feelings of fear into feelings of safety suspicion into trust & competitiveness into collaboration." --Jim Kouzes coauthor of the best-selling book The Leadership Challenge & Deans Executive Professor of Leadership Leavey School of Business Santa Clara University " Craig Runde & Tim Flanagan use their vast experience to give us Developing Your Conflict Competence. Move beyond negative workplace conflict to positive & constructive outcomes with the simple tools & suggestions in this must-read field guide!" --Marshall Goldsmith best-selling author of What Got You Here Wont Get You There Succession: Are You Ready? & the upcoming MOJO " Ive read the authors first two books Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader & Building Conflict Competent Teams. Their latest book pulls it all together by providing models examples & thought-provoking insight. It will be required reading for my senior management team." --Deborah Jallad president/chairman Accredited Surety & Casualty Company Inc." ...

Developing Youth Football Players" is a comprehensive guide for coaches of players aged 7-14 that provides specific coaching instruction at various levels of development. The book presents coaching philosophies skill instruction & practice games for players in three age groups: 7 years & up 10 years & up & 12 years & up. More than 150 games & exercises & 10 competitions are spread among four development levels to provide a sound proven & progressive system to help young players improve. Coaching instruction is provided on how to teach & interact with young players to help ensure the children continue enjoying the game. The book is aimed specifically at international youth football coaches & organisations as well as parents of young international football players." ...

In Development as Freedom Amartya Sen explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence millions of people living in the Third World are still unfree. Even if they are not technically slaves they are denied elementary freedoms & remain imprisoned in one way or another by economic poverty social deprivation political tyranny or cultural authoritarianism. The main purpose of development is to spread freedom & its 'thousand charms' to the unfree citizens. Freedom Sen persuasively argues is at once the ultimate goal of social & economic arrangements & the most efficient means of realizing general welfare. Social institutions like markets political parties legislatures the judiciary & the media contribute to development by enhancing individual freedom & are in turn sustained by social values. Values institutions development & freedom are all closely interrelated & Sen links them together in an elegant analytical framework. By asking ' What is the relation between our collective economic wealth & our individual ability to live as we would like?' & by incorporating individual freedom as a social commitment into his analysis Sen allows economics once again as it did in the time of Adam Smith to address the social basis of individual well-being & freedom. ...

A lively & engaging new edition this book examines child development as a process involving the whole child within multiple mutually influencing contexts. With an emphasis on biological & cultural factors it explores the pathways of development shared by all children plus the diverse developmental patterns that unfold in them as individuals. * Continued emphasis on the biocultural perspective: this continues to provide an integrated conceptual framework for understanding development. * New research: there is a focus on the latest research on executive function including its role in school achievement. Coverage of advances in neuroscience continues emphasizing the relationship between brain development & the childs experience. There is an exploration of new research into how the prenatal environment affects subsequent development & health. * New focus on media: there is a more thorough & expansive presentation of childrens use of interactive media & communications technology emphasizing implications for cognitive development & social relationships. * New emphasis on culture & biology: the joint roles of biology & culture are examined with respect to how they affect the development of mental & physical health problems including obesity eating disorders & suicide The cultural contexts of parenting practices & sibling relationships are discussed in light of new research. ...

Being massaged makes babies relax & cope better with stress improves their muscular coordination & flexibility & helps them straighten tightly flexed hands & legs. & who better to teach parents how to acquire these essential skills than Peter Walker the UK & worlds best-known baby massage teacher. In this exciting new edition of his best-selling guide of 2000 he not only

Includes:: vital new sequences essential for very young babies but demonstrates them in a special water-proof covered st&-up edition. The book can thus be placed at eye-level making its photographic step-by-step sequences easy to master.

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