Understanding Subject Knowledge for Primary Teaching
- Deborah Pope - University of Chester, UK
Exploring the Primary Curriculum
An incredibly useful text to encourage trainee teachers to reflect on their expectations and understanding of different areas of subject knowledge and how these can be integrated into the curriculum in primary schools.
Developing secure SK is absolutely key to becoming a successful primary school teacher and this text contains high quality, pertinent contributions across a range of subjects. It is appropriate for UG study and will support a sound foundation for our student teachers. The design of the chapters makes it an engaging read and further references are suggested to enhance understanding.
This is an informative text for trainee teachers and students considering teacher training. The content provides an insightful understanding of subject knowledge in the current primary curriculum in schools.
Great 2nd year text that is accessible and relevant. Works really well as a classroom resource
This is a very useful background book for those who are students in primary teaching. It gives a good understanding of the foundation subjects
