The Challenge of Teaching: Through the Eyes of Pre-service Teachers

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Listen to the Voice of Pre-service Teachers....Pages 3-7
Issues in the Teaching Practicum....Pages 9-17
The Importance of ‘SELF’....Pages 19-23
Teachers as Reflective Practitioners....Pages 25-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-35
The Tricky Word Wall....Pages 37-42
Benefits of Integrated Learning Support for Early Childhood Children When Learning Sight Words....Pages 43-48
Impact of Literacy Sessions on the Reading Abilities of Indigenous Students....Pages 49-53
Choose to Read....Pages 55-59
Languages Other Than English Being Taught in Primary Schools....Pages 61-65
The Language of Belonging....Pages 67-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-77
Integration of iPads into Early Childhood Classrooms....Pages 79-83
The Implementation of Computers in Middle School Classrooms....Pages 85-91
Online Gaming....Pages 93-98
ICT–The Dawn of a New Age of Teaching or the Barrier to Successful Quality Teaching?....Pages 99-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-107
Play-Based Learning Within the Early Years....Pages 109-113
Importance of Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood....Pages 115-121
The Importance of Make-Believe Play in the Pre-school Years....Pages 123-128
Play-Based Learning....Pages 129-134
Care, Inquiry and Values....Pages 135-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-143
Visual Aids Supporting the Learning of Children in Our Classrooms....Pages 145-150
Front Matter....Pages 141-143
Inclusive Learning for Students with Disabilities....Pages 151-155
Looking at Learning Through Children’s Eyes....Pages 157-163
Can Age Really Define a Child’s Readiness for Formal Education?....Pages 165-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-173
The Effects of Positive Teaching on Success in Children’s Learning....Pages 175-179
Planned Ignoring....Pages 181-187
Strategies to Engage Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Mainstream Students in the Classroom....Pages 189-193
Getting Physical....Pages 195-200
Soothing the Savage Beast of Distraction....Pages 201-206
Promoting Engagement for Students Who Are Well Above Average in Reading and Writing....Pages 207-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-215
My Only Sense of Control....Pages 217-221
What Do Parents Want?....Pages 223-227
How Beneficial Is Homework for Students in Primary School?....Pages 229-234
Understanding the Quality of Effective Homework....Pages 235-239
Tarred with the Same Brush....Pages 241-247
Classroom Teacher Gender Bias Within the Non-government Education Sector....Pages 249-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Conclusion and What’s Next?....Pages 257-263