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In his familiar and accessible style, Chris Kyriacou examines the nature and development of teaching skills. This book will be an invaluable aid for the student and newly qualified teacher alike, and it is an excellent resource for the more experienced teacher or teacher trainer. This third edition has been fully revised to take account of the UK's new 2007 standards for teacher training/teacher development and the move towards evidence-informed teaching policy. The book includes practice developments in the areas of personalized learning, whole-class interactive teaching, inclusion, assessment for learning, and the Every Child Matters agenda. It also contains chapters on planning, preparing, presenting, and managing lessons, and includes sections on classroom climate and discipline to help promote positive pupil behavior.
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Incorporates the new QTS standards for 2007
Essential Teaching Skills
Chris Kyriacou
Third Edition
Essential
Teaching Skills Third Edition
Chris Kyriacou
Text © Chris Kyriacou 2007 Illustrations © Nelson Thornes Ltd 1991, 1998, 2007 The right of Chris Kyriacou to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher or under licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, of Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in 1991 by Basil Blackwell Ltd Reprinted in 1992 by Simon and Schuster Education Reprinted in 1995 by Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd Second edition 1998 Reprinted in 2001 by Nelson Thornes Ltd Third edition published in 2007 by: Nelson Thornes Ltd Delta Place 27 Bath Road CHELTENHAM GL53 7TH United Kingdom 09 10 11 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 0 7487 8161 4 Illustrations by Clinton Banbury Page make-up by Florence Production Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon Printed and bound in China by 1010 Printing International Ltd.
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Contents Preface
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Developing your teaching skills The nature of teaching skills 1 • Studies of teaching skills 2 • Defining essential teaching skills 4 • The development of teaching skills 11 • Further reading 17
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Planning and preparation The elements of planning and preparation 19 • The purposes and functions of planning 21 • Lesson planning 24 • Lesson preparation 29 • Further reading 33 • Key questions about your planning and preparation 34
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Lesson presentation The teacher’s manner 35 • Teacher talk activities 36 • Academic tasks 41 • Teaching styles and learning styles 45 • Matching work to pupil ability and needs 47 • Using resources and materials 51 • Further reading 53 • Key questions about your lesson presentation 53
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Lesson management Beginnings, transitions and endings 54 • Maintaining pupils’ involvement 57 • Handling the logistics of classroom life 62 • Managing pupil movement and noise 64 • Further reading 67 • Key questions about your lesson management 67
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Classroom climate Establishing a positive classroom climate 68 • Motivating pupils 72 • Your relationships with pupils 74 • Enhancing pupils’ self-esteem 76 • Classroom appearance and composition 79 •