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20 Direct Instruction NEW Junior Elementary Math Mastery JEMM Rhonda Farkota OZMATH Press 2010 Junior Elementary Math Mastery is a highly innovative mental math program specifically designed to embrace the Australian National Mathematics Curriculum Profile. Purpose-built to maximise every benefit a mental math program is capable of yielding, JEMM is ideally suited for middle primary students and upper primary remedial students. Requiring only 10 to 15 minutes daily to implement, plus 3 to 7 minutes for instant feedback, JEMM contains its own inbuilt assessment and correction procedures. JEMM serves as a powerful diagnostic tool, clearly mapping students’ progress, identifying precisely where and when they are experiencing difficulty. With diligent implementation the program’s unambiguous instructional technique guarantees students will quickly become fluent and automatic in fundamental math skills. 5128BK $179.95 http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/RF Also available Elementary Math Mastery (EMM) 5126BK $179.95 Spelling Mastery http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/SLM KEY Comprehension Chris Parkin, Catherine Parkin and Brian Pool Triune Initiatives The KEY comprehension series is linked to the comprehension skills assessed in PROBE 2. These excellent resources explicitly teach comprehension skills, ensuring that students’ reading for understanding improves significantly. http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/KEYGROUP KEY into Evaluation Activities to teach the skills of evaluation and reaction Complete Kit 990EVL $157.95 Includes Copymasters Book; Teacher Guide; Answers Book KEY into Reorganisation Activities to teach the specific comprehension skill of reorganisation Complete Kit 990KIR $157.95 Includes Copymasters Book; Teacher Guide; Answers Book KEY into Inference Activities to teach students inferential comprehension skills Complete Kit 990KEY $157.95 Includes Copymasters Book; Teacher Guide; Answers Book Also available NEW PROBE 2 (see p.18) About Direct Instruction Research indicates that direct instruction has the fourth greatest effect on student achievement, preceded only by feedback, students’ prior cognitive ability and teacher instructional quality. Direct teaching … is associated with several different descriptors; for example, explicit instruction, systematic instruction, direct instruction, active teaching and teacher-directed approach. All these forms of direct teaching share a set of basic principles including the setting of clear objectives for learning, systematic instruction that progresses from simple to more complex concepts and skills, ongoing monitoring of students’ progress, frequent questioning and answering, reteaching of content when necessary, and practice, application and assessment. Direct teaching is based on a firm belief that learning can be optimised if teachers’ presentations (and the steps in learning) are so clear that they eliminate all likely misinterpretations and facilitate generalisation. Peter Westwood, What Teachers Need to Know About Teaching Methods, ACER Press, 2008, page 9
NEW Play Matters Investigative learning for preschool to grade 2 2nd Edition Kathy Walker ACER Press 2011 In the second edition of this highly successful resource, Kathy Walker demonstrates the key principles of the Walker Learning Approach that she has developed over 15 years of observation, participation and presentation in schools and child care centres across Australia. Play Matters provides practical guidance and innovative strategies for teachers working with young children from preschool to grade 2, through a unique balance of explicit instruction in literacy and numeracy skills and personalised, explorative learning. The book promotes the active engagement of all young children, with an enhanced focus on children from diverse backgrounds as well as children with specific needs. Play Matters is replete with pedagogical features to support implementation in any educational setting. It contains a full colour section of photographs and an updated CD with template documents for planning, assessment and reporting activities. Organisational ideas and resources are provided, along with a comprehensive bibliography for further reference and advice. A5203BK $49.95 http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A5203BK Visualizing and Verbalizing Nanci Bell Gander Publishing 2007 Visualizing and Verbalizing shows how oral and written comprehension can be developed through the use of visual imagery – a vital factor in thinking and learning. The program provides theory and methodology for successfully developing concept imagery and language comprehension. Stories are high in imagery and followed by Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions to develop concept imagery appropriate for students in their first year of school through to Year 8. Concept imagery is crucial to critical thinking and reading comprehension and the stimulation and practice of concept imagery improves comprehension on all levels. Each Workbook contains at least 20 stories about fascinating people, animals and subjects. Classroom Resources NEW Engagement Matters Personalised learning from grades 3 to 6 Kathy Walker and Shona Bass ACER Press 2011 Engagement Matters is an extension of the material covered in Play Matters; Kathy Walker and Shona Bass have developed the next stage of the Walker Learning Approach for implementation with primary school students in Grades 3 to 6. Engagement Matters provides a step-by-step, practical guide for teachers, emphasising student engagement, empowerment and achievement, and importantly, personalised learning. The transition from Grade 2 into the middle and upper primary years is made seamless through the provision of tips, activities and explanatory theory. The processes and tools outlined in this informative and inspiring resource will equip schools with the capacity to actively engage students in their learning across all subject areas and in diverse learning contexts. In so doing, Engagement Matters effectively lays the foundations for ongoing engagement and successful learning throughout school and beyond. Engagement Matters A5183BK $49.95 Kathy Walker Set A5205BK $89.95 Includes Play Matters 2nd Edition; Engagement Matters http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/KATHY1 Manual 4016BK $156.95 Stories Book (1–3) $80.95 each Workbook Sets (8) http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/VV $69.95 each 21
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