Fiona Mauchline Knihy

The Writing guide steps help students with the preparation with their own written text. Reading in the unit contains information about an aspect of Culture from an English-speaking country related to the theme of the unit.

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

"A four-level course for secondary school students, giving a well-paced, balanced approach to teaching grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and the four skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing, combined with an emphasis on mixed abilities. Culture and CUL feature in every unit"--P. [4] of cover.

Behaviour Management and the Role of the Teaching Assistant draws on the latest research as well as teaching assistants' own views to enable readers to reconsider TA deployment and to maximise the benefits TAs have to offer in supporting children's behaviour. It considers the difficulties facing TAs, summarises the key stages in the evolution of their role in the classroom and highlights the significant challenges of TAs' role definition. Using current research findings, this book provides guidance and practical activities to support schools in empowering TAs to work with children whose behaviour challenges. Each chapter considers a range of strategies for working with TAs, as well as the strengths and limitations of these approaches. There are also a range of self-/school-auditing and self-evaluation tasks with key points to consider and practical in-school suggestions at the end of each chapter. This is essential reading for professionals at all levels working in schools wanting to understand how teaching assistants can best be supported to successfully manage behaviour in schools.

This book links theory and practice with key agendas and policies on behaviour, children's mental health and well-being. It considers how policy and research influence and provides a range of whole-school and individual-teacher actions to support all children, but particularly for those whose behaviour is seen as challenging.