The ALPS approach: Accelerated learning in primary schools

Author:   Alistair Smith ,  Nicola Call ,  Janice Barton ,  Oliver Caviglioli
Publisher:   Network Educational Press Ltd
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9781855390560


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   01 November 1999
Format:   Paperback
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This book provides a wealth of practical ideas to raise achievement in primary schools. Accelerated Learning in Primary Schools takes the research completed by Alistair Smith together with the practical methods developed by Nicola Call and presents them in an easy-to-follow model. This book contains hundreds of practical examples of success. The ALPS Method' will show anyone who works in primary classrooms how to motivate, stimulate and inspire the children in their care. The ALPS Method' includes: How to design your day; Teaching the skills of attention; A model for motivating every child; 20 strategies for positive learning behaviour; Target setting that works; The best methods for feedback and marking; Music and movement in learning; How to improve performance in tests; Techniques to improve memory; Ideas for Literacy and Numeracy; Sample timetables.

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Author:   Alistair Smith ,  Nicola Call ,  Janice Barton ,  Oliver Caviglioli
Publisher:   Network Educational Press Ltd
Imprint:   Network Educational Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.809kg
ISBN:  

9781855390560


ISBN 10:   1855390566
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   01 November 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition How to use this book A note on memory mapping Acknowledgements Introduction - A model of learning Section One - What the most recent brain research tells us about learning Section Two - Creating a positive learning attitude and an achievement culture Section Three - The strategies to accelerate learning in the classroom Section Four - Resources and contacts for accelerated learning in the classroom Index

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Alistair Smith is a leading trainer in modern learning methods and his techniques are used with startling success by thousands of teachers and parents in the UK and abroad. He is the chairperson of Alite; a company he founded to work in the field of motivation, learning and training. Alistair has written award-winning books, featured on radio and television programmes, and spoken at conferences internationally. Nicola Call grew up in England, where she loved to ride horses and go for long walks with her dog. She later combined a successful teaching career with writing the education books The ALPS Approach and The Thinking Child. Nicola has a passion for children’s literature, and is author of the Dealing With Feelings series. She now lives in California, where she has three children and a menagerie of pets. www.nicolacall.com @nicolajcall

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