Books written by Des Hewitt

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  Aiming High: Raising Attainment of Pupils from Culturally-Diverse Backgrounds

  Gibbons (2002) argues that there are two sets of information that form the basis for planning which integrate second language learning and curriculum learning. She suggests that the following two questions should be posed: ...

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  Innovative Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools

  Goswami and Bryant (2007: 20) found that learning depends on the 'development of multi-sensory networks of neurons distributed across the entire brain'. Nothing has been pre-programmed genetically and so the brain is therefore receptive ...

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  Innovative Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools

  Benson, C. (2004) Creativity: Caught or taught? Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 9(3): 138–45. Black, P. and Wiliam, D. (1998). Assessment and classroom learning, Assessment in Education, 5(1): 7–71.

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  Engaging, Motivating and Empowering Learners in Schools

  In the work of Loris Malaguzzi, the role of the teacher is to discover the way in which the very young child learns, to understand the 'hundred languages' of the child (Edwards et al., 1998). In a very special way, the teacher learns ...

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  Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders

  ... Edition Christopher Davies 2020/pb: 978-0-415-57330-6 Dyslexia and Inclusion: Classroom Approaches for Assessment, Teaching and Learning Gavin Reid 2019/pb: 978-1-138-48749-9 Using an Inclusive Approach to Reduce School Exclusion: A ...

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  Understanding Effective Learning

  Within education, concepts such as learning styles, learning strategies and independent learning are often cited as important areas for development in schools (DFES 1998, 2001) but these are rarely satisfactorily defined.