Further reading

last updated:April 2009

What else might I enjoy reading?

Effective early literacy teaching in the first years of school
 
Effective teachers of numeracy
 
Strategies for supporting dyslexic pupils
 
Teaching phonics effectively
 
Vygotsky's ideas on teaching and learning
 

Where can I find out more online?

Fostering creative thinking: co-constructed insights from neuroscience and education Howard-Jones, P. (2008)
www.bris.ac.uk/education/people/academicStaff/edpahj/publications/
 
Neuroscience and Education: Issues and Opportunities. A Commentary by the Teaching and Learning Research Programme. Howard-Jones, P. (2006)
www.bris.ac.uk/education/people/academicStaff/edpahj/publications/
 
Perceptions of the role of neuroscience in education Howard-Jones, P., Pickering, S. & Diack, A. (2007)
www.bris.ac.uk/education/people/academicStaff/edpahj/publications/
 
Rose Review: Changes to the teaching of early reading
www.qca.org.uk/qca_13898.aspx

Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Programme on Year 1 pupils (Updated)
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/thinkingskills/6553/
 
Literacy Instruction, SES (socio-economic status) and Word-reading Achievement in English-Language Learners and Children with English as a First Language: A Longitudinal Study.
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/English/literacyinstruction/
 
Pedagogical Dilemmas in the National Literacy Strategy: primary teachers' perceptions, reflections and classroom behaviour
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/English/TueOct151710182002/
 
Praising the person or what they do – do different types of praise have different effects on pupils' motivation
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/Motivation/praise/
 
The long-term contribution of early childhood education to children's performance.
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/early_years/WedMar241201102004/
 
Synthetic phonics website
www.synthetic-phonics.com