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Issue TTC5.1

Creative Teaching & Learning

Book Reviews

Book reviews featured in Teaching Thinking, Spring 2004.

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Writing and Thinking

Genre theory has a dominant influence on literacy teaching in schools. Myra Barrs assesses its influence on children’s thinking and writing.

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What if heaven is full?

Joanna Haynes and Karin Murris start our series of articles on questioning with a plea for greater attention to students’ questions.

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Thinking Across an LEA

Robert Peers charts the work of Northumberland LEA’s Thinking for Learning unit.

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Think Books

Robert Fisher invites you to share his research into the use of think books for writing to learn.

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The Wall

Paul Dearlove uses questioning to turn an outdoor education activity into a thinking-skills session.

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Researching Learning Styles

The idea that it is possible to raise attainment by teaching according to the learning styles of indivdual students is a popular one, but is it grounded in strong research evidence? A team from Newcastle University investigates.

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Readers Theatre for Interpretive Summary

Steve Williams explains how Readers Theatre can help students write about literature in a creative way.

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Putting the Passion into Thinking

Role play, based on carefully selected texts helps develop young children’s practical intelligence and inspires deep reflection. Margaret Mallett explores role-play in the early years.

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Putting the Hawthorne Effect to Work

Rupert Wegerif argues we should show faith in students rather than theories.

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