"Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1" reviews the best available evidence to offer five recommendations for developing the maths skills of 3-7-year olds. Recommendations include integrating maths into different activities throughout the day -- for example, at registration and snack time -- to familiarise children…

This guidance report focuses on the teaching of mathematics to pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive guide to mathematics teaching. We have made recommendations where there are research findings that schools can use to make a significant difference to pupils' learning, and have focused on the questions that…

Intended as a text to supplement inservice training for regular class teachers, the manual presents information on diagnostic-prescriptive teaching with mainstreamed learning disabled students. Ten sections focus on the following diagnostic aspects: referral, parent involvement, case history collection, assessment of academic abilities and…

Curricula for English as a second language geared toward youth and adults in correctional institutions are rare. Using the popular Parker Brothers game, "Monopoly," a learning unit was prepared combining high motivation and entertainment with practice in survival language and computational skills in a real-life situation. This unit is…

Theme of this Spanish as a Second Language unit for grade three is the communities of the nation. Learning and assessment activities in kits 29-32, each designed for two to three weeks of teaching, are intended to provide the English-dominant child with structures and vocabulary for effective communication in a bilingual environment. Activities…