Observing Children in the Primary Classroom (RLE Edu O)

<p>In a sequence of observations of six children aged 5-11 in six different state schools this book offers a slice of classroom life a microcosm of the educational scene. Since the book was first written there have been many changes in the curriculum structure governance and funding of British primary schools as well as in the language used to describe these changes. But <em>Observing Children in the Primary Classroom</em> remains as valid now as earlier as a lively and entertaining indicator of children’s daily school experience. We see the reception class of an infants’ school through the eyes of Mike a lively five-year-old traveller boy. Six-year-old Rashda a girl of Asian heritage grapples with English as a Second Language at her multi-ethnic city school. Slow-learner David finds school life rather overpowering despite receiving expert extra help. Lucy eight is a star in everything she does at her Roman Catholic school while Lorraine one year older is cheerful but utterly bewildered. Finally Peter organises his work in an open-plan setting and makes some surprising choices. </p>