Teaching Assistants on the Frontline of Learning:
Welcome to the hidden web page for Teaching Assistants on the Frontline of Learning. The aim is to provide all the necessary slideshows, handouts and resources to enable delegates to deliver, share or cascade the information to colleagues back in school; indeed, many delegates have successfully done this with our Forum materials. Furthermore, it makes accessing resources and web links much easier, with everything stored in one place. Our copyright terms are that attending delegates are free to use the materials within their own school only. We hope you find this helpful!
Preparation for taking part in the online session
Before you take part in the interactive online session, please ensure you have the following resources prepared.
- PC or Mac with internet access, speakers, microphone and web cam
- Your Zoom link which will be emailed to you
- Printed handout OR e-handout downloaded onto your tablet
- Resources listed for the relevant session below
- Course evaluation
Session 1
- Printed handout or e-handout (below)
Handout_ILN_CP_TAs_Frontline_of_Learning_Part_1
e_handout_ILN_CPD_TAs_Frontline_of_Learning_Part_1
- One set of Cuisenaire maths rods (if you cannot access a set of these, click here)
- pdf of slides (below)
ILN_CPD_TAs_Frontline_of_Learning_Part_1.pdf
Museum Corners
- Learning the Cello
- Learning to Talk
- A word to the wise
- Responding to Mistakes
- Messing About
- Explanations
Gap task
Gap task: Scaffolding Learning
Session 2
Slides and Handouts (to follow)
- Printed handout or e-handout (below)
Handout_ILN_CP_TAs_Frontline_of_Learning_Part_2
e_handout_ILN_CPD_TAs_Frontline_of_Learning_Part_2
- pdf of slides (below)
ILN_CPD_TAs_Frontline_of_Learning_Part_2.pdf
Resources
‘How-to achieve full familiarity with Cuisenaire®’
Prime_Numbers_Tutor_Support-Card
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Further Reading
Making the Best Use of Teaching Assistants
The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction: How to Maximise Your Practice (May 2021) – available from Amazon and other bookshops
Recommended Texts
Emerson, J. & Babtie, P., 2013. The Dyscalculia Assessment. 2nd ed. London: Bloomsbury.
Emerson, J. & Babtie, P., 2014. The Dyscalculia Solution. London: Bloomsbury.
Bird, R., 2013. The Dyscalculia Toolkit. London: Sage.
Chinn, S. J., 2012. The Trouble With Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners With Numeracy Difficulties. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
Holt, J., 1982. How Children Fail. s.l.:Penguin.
Holt, J., 1983. How Children Learn. Revised ed. New York: Lawrence.
Welcome to ILOP
ILOP is the online portal designed to help every teacher be a confident teacher of pupils with SEND and, indeed, all pupils.
More details on ILOP here
Course evaluation
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