The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction
How to maximise your practice
By Julie Radford, Paula Bosanquet, Rob Webster | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is the definitive guide to teaching assistant-pupil interaction and an invaluable professional development tool for classroom support staff and the teachers who work with them. The authors’ research and development work with schools has highlighted the need for specific, practical guidance on the role of the teaching assistant.
This highly practical and accessible book sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils’ independence and ownership of learning. Based on a classroom-tested framework, and covering the main contexts in which teaching assistants work, it includes practical strategies and reflective activities to help you improve the support you provide to pupils in everyday settings. This book will help you to:
- Improve your interactions with pupils
- Understand the principles behind effective classroom talk
- Carefully scaffold pupils’ learning
- Work effectively in collaboration with teachers
- Support the Assessment for Learning process
- Support group work and collaborative tasks
- Deliver intervention programmes.
This book is an essential read for all teaching assistants. It will also be of interest to school leaders, SENCos and teachers, in both primary and secondary schools, who wish to improve their use of teaching assistants and their own interactions with pupils.
Editions of The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317517177
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317517184
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The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is the definitive guide to teaching assistant-pupil interaction and an invaluable professional development tool for classroom support staff and the teachers who work with them. The authors’ research and development work with schools has highlighted the need for specific, practical guidance on the role of the teaching assistant.
This highly practical and accessible book sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils’ independence and ownership of learning. Based on a classroom-tested framework, and covering the main contexts in which teaching assistants work, it includes practical strategies and reflective activities to help you improve the support you provide to pupils in everyday settings. This book will help you to:
- Improve your interactions with pupils
- Understand the principles behind effective classroom talk
- Carefully scaffold pupils’ learning
- Work effectively in collaboration with teachers
- Support the Assessment for Learning process
- Support group work and collaborative tasks
- Deliver intervention programmes.
This book is an essential read for all teaching assistants. It will also be of interest to school leaders, SENCos and teachers, in both primary and secondary schools, who wish to improve their use of teaching assistants and their own interactions with pupils.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction about?
The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is the definitive guide to teaching assistant-pupil interaction and an invaluable professional development tool for classroom support staff and the teachers who work with them. The authors’ research and development work with schools has highlighted the need for specific, practical guidance on the role of the teaching assistant.
This highly practical and accessible book sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils’ independence and ownership of learning. Based on a classroom-tested framework, and covering the main contexts in which teaching assistants work, it includes practical strategies and reflective activities to help you improve the support you provide to pupils in everyday settings. This book will help you to:
- Improve your interactions with pupils
- Understand the principles behind effective classroom talk
- Carefully scaffold pupils’ learning
- Work effectively in collaboration with teachers
- Support the Assessment for Learning process
- Support group work and collaborative tasks
- Deliver intervention programmes.
This book is an essential read for all teaching assistants. It will also be of interest to school leaders, SENCos and teachers, in both primary and secondary schools, who wish to improve their use of teaching assistants and their own interactions with pupils.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Educational administration and organization
Where can I read a sample of The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317517177
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction?
Julie Radford, Paula Bosanquet, Rob Webster
Who is the Publisher of the book The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317517177) and pdf(ISBN 9781317517184)