The Thinking Child - Brain-based learning for the foundation stage  by Nicola Call with Sally Featherstone

Available now! In this book Nicola shows how practitioners can use brain-based techniques to enrich learning in the early years setting. The theory of how the brain works and how young children learn is explained clearly and with reference to the most up-to-date brain research. Practical examples, case studies, and numerous illustrations and suggestions help the reader to decide where to start. The fictional children, George, Carrie, Samantha and Kishan, from a brain-based setting, add a 'real life' context to the text.

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NEW! The Thinking Child Resource Book Nicola Call with Sally Featherstone

This book is carefully structured to help practitioners build upon the theoretical and practical advice given in The Thinking Child. Nicola Call and Sally Featherstone combine their knowledge and experience to give a wealth of practical suggestions about how to implement brain-based learning techniques in the early years. This is a wire bound book with photocopiable resources. It can either be used independently or as a companion to The Thinking Child.

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The ALPS Approach: Accelerated Learning in Primary Schools  by Alistair Smith and Nicola Call

This book takes the research collected by Alistair Smith and shows how it can be used to great effect in the primary classroom. Furthermore, Nicola Call provides lots of practical and accessible examples of strategies based on this research, which she has used in recent years at a UK primary school where the SATs performance has shot up as a result. Recently featured in Child Education for its focus on classroom strategies that could invigorate the literacy hour, this book provides a wealth of practical ideas to raise achievement in primary schools.

Available in both hardback and paperback. 

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The ALPS Approach Resource Book  by Alistair Smith and Nicola Call

A follow-up to the best-selling Alps Approach, this book provides photocopiable resources for teachers to use in the classroom. It is structured carefully to extend the theoretical and practical advice given in the alps approach and provides hands-on materials for classroom teachers and for those who teach children outside of the classroom. The authors have produced over 1000 useful ideas for teachers to accelerate the learning of their children.

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The ALPS Storymaker: Using Fiction as a Resource for Accelerated Learning  by Stephen Bowkett

Stories are an important part of everyone's life. We all enjoy a good tale. But more importantly, narrative structures embody a powerful organising principle that allows us to make sense of the world. Through the medium of creative fiction, this book offers a wide range of techniques and activities utilising children's enjoyment of fiction, and exploits the powerful dynamic of narrative structures to enable both students and teachers to practice the techniques of accelerated brain-based learning, and so fulfill their potential.

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Super Teaching  by Eric Jensen

This revised and updated version of the text for both new and experienced teachers, includes the following topics: learning styles; brain research; boost motivation; new models of teaching; success skills; changes in teaching; learning theory; and thinking skills.

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Becoming a "Wiz" at Brain-Based Teaching: How to make every year your best year  by Marilee B. Sprenger

This book gives a good overview of accelerated learning techniques. Marilee Sprenger covers topics such as structure of the brain, dealing with stress, emotional growth, developmental cognitive skills, 5 kinds of memories, 8 intelligences, use of music, brain states, brain food, sleep, exercise, learning environment, learning styles, and brain-based assessment , using the analogy of the story of the Wizard of Oz.

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Help your Child to Succeed  by Alistair Smith and Bill Lucas  

This invaluable guide, by two leading educationalists, has been written to support parents in helping their children through the pre-school and primary years – to show that parents can make an enormous difference to their child¹s chances of success in life. The book also shows how families can enjoy learning together, for the home and its immediate environment offer wonderful opportunities for discovery, exploration, play, education and learning. Packed with activities, games and tips, together with suggestions for dealing with everyday concerns, such as helping with homework and things to do in the school holidays.

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The Brain's Behind It - New knowledge about the brain and learning  by Alistair Smith

Alistair Smith's book is the product of three years of research. If you want to know more about the brain and learning, this is the book you need. With separate sections on the development cycle of the learning brain from conception to old age, the book sets out to separate fact from fallacy, findings from fads. Clear guidance is given as to what helps and what hinders learning. Highly readable, illustrated throughout and well researched, the book should appeal to parents, educators and policy-makers.

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