An accessible text for students of the early years examining the role of the practitioner in the early years. A core text for all practice related modules.

This popular and widely recommended book outlines all the requirements of the Numeracy Skills Test. Written by one of the authors of the skills test itself, it explains the essential subject knowledge candidates need and includes practice questions for test preparation.

This book looks at the role and purpose of assessment in primary education and provides guidance and practical strategies, so students will gain a firm understanding of assessment and how to use it effectively in their teaching.

Explores a new and very successful assessment system developed after the removal of levels, grounded in the starting principles of great assessment in primary schools.

Student-focused and designed to enhance critical thinking, this new core textbook is mapped to early childhood degrees with a focus on seeing children in the context of the word they live in.

A quick reference guide to educational assessment, explains all key terms and provides further reading suggestions.

The coauthor of Classroom Instruction That Works explains how to use feedback the way computer apps do-for setting goals, tracking progress, and regulating students' learning.

Essential reading to support principled assessment decisions in the classroom.

This essential book explores the key issues faced by teachers in the classroom today to improve professional reflection and work towards best practice.

The books aims to help educators understand the value and power of meaningful informal conversations about teaching and to provide all educators with the "mental maps" and practical tools to enable them to conduct meaningful, although frequently informal, professional conversations about practice.